We haven’t been able to raise the large amount needed to send our undercover agent to Tobago to get footage of a clandestine slaughter. But the vital, though horrific, pictures of a turtle slaughter, and one that happened just days ago on a prominent Tobago beach, have dropped on my doorstep. So gruesome one can … Continued
Leatherback slaughtered in July 2009 as she came up to nest, the horror has been captured by a British tourist, who wept when he found her remains On dark, isolated beaches, away from the hotels and tourists on the sunny Caribbean island of Tobago, leatherback turtles are being brutally slaughtered. Their flippers are chopped off … Continued
I have closed down the Leatherback Turtle campaign as the distance from Tobago was becoming prohibitive and we were unable to monitor the situation and energise the help we were receiving there. I believe we did some good by raising awareness and contributing a computer to a turtle watcher in Tobago and other funds … Continued
I had no idea who they were either until I went to Tobago, and now I can never forget them. On an empty, moonlit beach I was stunned to see an enormous black shape emerge from the crashing waves, and slowly drag her 540 kilo bulk up the sand to lay her eggs. This is … Continued
