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Turtle DNA database traces illegal shell trade to poaching hotspots

A hawksbill turtle’s protective shell is in some ways its greatest weakness. Exquisitely patterned and thick enough to sculpt, hawksbill shells are the most popular type of tortoiseshell, a material coveted for centuries to make all manner of objects, from jewelry and trinkets, to spectacle frames and an entire genre of Japanese handicrafts called bekko. […] ....

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Tortoiseshell: the beautiful but deadly item lurking in your jewellery box


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shop 10 years ago. A beautiful piece of polished tortoiseshell – amber, brown and semi-translucent
– Ms Robinson knew it was a unique item.
What she didn’t know is that the jewellery was made from a critically endangered hawksbill turtle shell (Eretmochelys imbricata), one of an estimated 9 million turtles killed over the past 150 years. Inadvertently, when she bought it she broke the law.
Christine Madden Hof of the WWF Australia.
Credit:WWF Australia
“I never thought of it as something that was bad to buy,” Ms Robinson said. “I’ve always been environmentally conscious with water and electricity conservation but I had no understanding of how products like this could impact on animals.” ....

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