i see...well, my side might be cruel cause im a turt lover, but this poor guy is a hero,(critically endangered species) if no one buys him so the store loses interest in him,(same sa uban stores out there) then the demand 4 this turtle will collapse, meaning no poaching na sa gawas- For the salvation of PNFT species.
-of course, this turtle will die kun wa ma gam, but he saved thousands of his bretheren dd2 sa iyang ggkan if dili siya mapalit (as well as k2 uban pa sumwhere nga gebaligya pd). As what mr. lyledu said, they are poached from eggs, gipadako ug gebaligya sa pet trade. Over harvesting of eggs might result na ma deplete ang specie dd2. They're not bred, cause its so hard to breed them. If somebody claims nga gi captive-bred ni sila, theyre lying. Rampant rbh ayu ni dri Cebu ang pag sell ani "legally" (Government doesn't care).
-sa fact nga maybe paliton nimu siya then buhian sa gawas, well, it's like introducing a stray cat into a pig pen. Dili kasugakod ang captive turtle nga wa kasuway ug adapt sa wild. (as what Ive said, ginikuha sila as eggs). Theyre not as common as RES nga naa njui npmtud.an nga ma captive breed to stop illegal poaching from the wild, besides d mn endangerd ang RES. Maox2 rani clag kahimtang sa knan gneng RES babies sa petshops nga wa mahalin? ilabay lng kun ma dedz. Mao Btw gencourage ang pg plit ug turtles sa petshop keisa mag breed. In that way mka save taz mga turtles.
- Hope as a club of enthusiastic turtle lovers, CUTE recognizes thy matter above^
g'nyt