The Turtles Vs Shrimp Dilemma - Conservation in Conflict (Electronic book text)

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Inside one of this generation's greatest environmental wars: Can endangered turtles and endangered shrimpers "both" survive?

The great ponderous sea turtle has become a symbol of the world's environmental conflict, of uncaring pollution and humans' disregard for other forms of life. They drown in our fishing nets, are sucked up by dredges, ground into turtle burger, chopped up by boat propellers, and blown to bits when obsolete oil rigs are detonated....

If you liked this Element, read more from Jack and Anne Rudloe, including "Shrimp: The Endless Quest for Pink Gold" (ISBN: 9780137009725).

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