Indigenous Colombians shun turtle meat to save species

Indigenous Wayuu people living on South America”s northernmost tip are dropping their age-old tradition of eating turtle meat as a main protein source because the reptile is dying out.

“This really is rejecting the culture of my ancestors. I grew up eating turtle, and raised my kids on the money I make hunting them. But now the turtles are scarcer and scarcer. The nets come back empty,” he said…. Read Full Article by Cesar Sabogal