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Massive Leatherback Turtle Caught In South-West, Nigeria (Video) - Science/Technology - Nairaland 13v2h

Massive Leatherback Turtle Caught In South-West, Nigeria (Video) (37605 Views)

nlfpmod: 8:37pm On Jan 18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rjowrfV5Io

This video of a leatherback turtle caught most likely in one of the Ìlàjẹ́ communities is going round. I know there's poverty and hardship in the land but we need to protect our wildlife.

If these leatherback turtles go extinct, these same people will feel it most. You know why? Majority of them are fishermen. Leatherback turtles feed mostly on jellyfish. So, they control their population. If jellyfish population is left uncontrolled, their population will explode and they will compete with fishes for their food on a large scale. When fishes have no food, their population decreases.

All our actions/inactions have impacts and consequences on nature. Guess what? We're part of nature.

Tainkyu ✌🏾

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BlocksNG(m): 8:52pm On Jan 18

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Tradepunter2: 8:52pm On Jan 18

oluxy(m): 8:52pm On Jan 18

Cti28(m): 8:52pm On Jan 18

Poor thing. You chose the wrong country.

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NextPresido: 8:52pm On Jan 18

That turtle is at least 300 years old. I know say them don kill am chop already

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benuejosh: 8:53pm On Jan 18

E for don turn food for South South.

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CoronaVirusPro: 8:53pm On Jan 18

Trust my peeps!

Dude will be eaten!

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wandium: 8:53pm On Jan 18

Poor thing. Guess it's already dead......

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marlow1962(m): 8:53pm On Jan 18

Nice

fitinwell: 8:53pm On Jan 18

Na turtle miss road ooo... No be ilaje people..

Lumig: 8:54pm On Jan 18

Straight to pepper soup pot or zoo, but if it's Nigeria, then otilo

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bigKlaus: 8:54pm On Jan 18

This is massive … wow 😯

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datola: 8:55pm On Jan 18

God is great!

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kay29000(m): 8:56pm On Jan 18

Why kill something as rare as this? And they're not even scared to eat the turtle's meat.

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Pawa100: 8:56pm On Jan 18

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Kharol1234: 8:57pm On Jan 18

This one na chowlin oo

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Bobloco: 8:57pm On Jan 18

Poor thing.

chose the wrong country and the wrong regime... Hunger and starvation inflicted Tinubu regime.

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emmy512(m): 8:58pm On Jan 18

I hate seeing when animals miss way to Nigeria

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Achor1111(m): 8:58pm On Jan 18

Hope they won't mine the skull

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AirBere: 8:58pm On Jan 18

Cti28:
Poor thing. You chooses the wrong country.

Lol see question....iilaje community wey hunger nah water. Dey play

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richmond500: 8:59pm On Jan 18

these leatherback turtles go extinct, these same people will feel it most.

The only thing I'll feel if it goes extinct is garri

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YeribanzaGoat(f): 9:00pm On Jan 18

Sad west and hunger. They consume all types of reptiles.

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Originalsly: 9:01pm On Jan 18

That may very well be th oldest turtle caught.... scientific organizations will pay a lot for it for research purposes.... but ...... most of these people be like beasts .... all they see is food.

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PRINCESSFCFANSs: 9:02pm On Jan 18

OK

Princess Faith Chukwu

Shurtman79(m): 9:02pm On Jan 18

Before you know it someone don cook undecided