10,000 endangered turtle eggs seized in Malaysia

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Source: Associated Press

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian marine police say they have seized 10,000 endangered turtle eggs believed to be from the Philippines.

Muhammad Sallam Spawi, an officer in Sabah state on Borneo island, says police surprised four smugglers as they were unloading bags of eggs Sunday. But he says the men managed to flee in their boat.

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Abdul Karim Dakog, an officer with the state wildlife department, says the department hopes the eggs, from the endangered green and Hawksbill turtles, may still hatch in a conservation area.

Trade in turtle eggs is illegal in Malaysia but the eggs remain popular in local food markets. They cost about 80 cents each.


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Human greed and selfishness is just sickening....