to be more accurate in the strategy we need to implement in order to save this species. ah! because the more you know about the species, the more you are going to be able to save them. ifeel like i need to hold my breath. 0h, breathe in! does that hurt or is thatjust like getting your ears pierced? yeah, it s going to hurt but it s going to. save your life at the same time? yeah. tomas is about to celebrate 30 years of working with turtles in senegal. his work has brought him awards and recognitions from around the world. he s so gentle with it. i mean, he s you can see that these turtles actually are his babies. that s quite an impressive sight i ve never seen it and i m sure all of these people haven t either. everyone literallyjust ran down to the beach and see this release.
the head honcho here. this is bill. so does bill know you? no. would you say that he.? usually, turtles are not like dogs. they don t celebrate you like my dog celebrates me when i come back at home. and that is frustrating, because i spend more time and more energy serving them than my dog. that is the reality. he s between 70 80 years old, and he and tomas go way back. why is he called bill, can i ask? because he arrived the month where bill clinton was elected. so you are named after a president. i hope you feel the weight of your name. yeah. you don t hear much about terrapins and tortoises, but tomas has dedicated his life trying to correct that and make sure that they don t go extinct. and you know what? i ve got a feeling that he just might win.
so, does bill know you? no. would you say that he.? usually, turtles are not like dogs. they don t celebrate you like my dog celebrates me when i come back at home. ok. but at the same time. and that is frustrating because i spend more time and more energy serving them than my dog. laughs. that is the reality. he s between 70 80 years old, and he and tomas go way back. why is he called bill, can i ask? because he arrived the month where bill clinton was elected. so, you are named after a president. laughs. i hope you feel the weight of your name. yeah! you don t hear much about terrapins and tortoises, but tomas has dedicated his life trying to correct that and make sure that they don t go extinct. and you know what? i ve got a feeling that he just might win.
so, does bill know you? no. would you say that he.? usually, turtles are not like dogs. they don t celebrate you like my dog celebrates me when i come back at home. 0k. but at the same time. and that is frustrating because i spend more time and more energy serving them than my dog. laughs. that is the reality. he s between 70 80 years old, and he and tomas go way back. so, you saw bill in the zoo when you were a teenager? a teenager, yeah. wow. because i spent a lot of time going to the dakar zoo. because i spent a lot of time going to the dakar zoo in fact, that was my favourite place to go. why is he called bill, can i ask? because he arrived the month where bill clinton was elected. so, you are named after a president. laughs. i hope you feel the weight of your name. yeah! you don t hear much about terrapins and tortoises but tomas has dedicated his life trying to correct that and make sure that they don t go extinct.
wait, why was a rope attached to the turtle? yeah, because when you have them in captivity and you don t want them to dig in the middle of your lawn. oh, no! ..you want to have it like a rope in order to control the animals. but now, tomas is taking me to see the head honcho here. this is bill. so, does bill know you? no. would you say that he.? usually, turtles are not like dogs. they don t celebrate you like my dog celebrates me when i come back at home. ok. but at the same time. and that is frustrating because i spend more time and more energy serving them than my dog. she laughs that is the reality. he s between 70 80 years old, and he and tomas go way back. so, you saw bill in the zoo when you were a teenager? a teenager, yeah. wow. because i spent a lot of time going to the dakar zoo in fact, that was my favourite place to go. why is he called