Costa Rica poachers 'kill turtle activist'
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Costa Rica poachers 'kill turtle activist'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22738304
Costa Rica poachers 'kill turtle activist'
An environmentalist campaigning for the protection of endangered sea turtles in Costa Rica has been found dead in a suspected killing by smugglers.
Jairo Mora was reportedly found face down with his hands tied on Moin beach, 170km (105 miles) east of the capital, San Jose.
Vanessa Lizano, the owner of the turtle sanctuary where Mr Mora worked, said he had been killed because of his work.
Sea-turtle eggs are considered a delicacy in some parts of the world.
Ms Lizano told the BBC: "Jairo went on patrol with some volunteers and they were attacked by armed men.
"It was him they wanted, because he was the one who was always looking after the nests."
Ms Lizano said that poachers in Costa Rica can make up to $300 (£200) per day smuggling turtle eggs in the black market.
She said they had received many threats over the years because of their work at the sanctuary.
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Costa Rica poachers 'kill turtle activist'
An environmentalist campaigning for the protection of endangered sea turtles in Costa Rica has been found dead in a suspected killing by smugglers.
Jairo Mora was reportedly found face down with his hands tied on Moin beach, 170km (105 miles) east of the capital, San Jose.
Vanessa Lizano, the owner of the turtle sanctuary where Mr Mora worked, said he had been killed because of his work.
Sea-turtle eggs are considered a delicacy in some parts of the world.
Ms Lizano told the BBC: "Jairo went on patrol with some volunteers and they were attacked by armed men.
"It was him they wanted, because he was the one who was always looking after the nests."
Ms Lizano said that poachers in Costa Rica can make up to $300 (£200) per day smuggling turtle eggs in the black market.
She said they had received many threats over the years because of their work at the sanctuary.
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Is there any evidence to back this suspicion of murder by turtle egg poachers?
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Could be a publicity stunt for to get government action on poachers?Făkünamę wrote:Is there any evidence to back this suspicion of murder by turtle egg poachers?
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If it is it's pretty elaborate.
I didn't see any reason they'd assume it was the poachers though. He's one guy. How many nests can he guard at any time?
I didn't see any reason they'd assume it was the poachers though. He's one guy. How many nests can he guard at any time?
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He's got volunteers? These don't come cheap in Costa Rica.Făkünamę wrote:If it is it's pretty elaborate.
I didn't see any reason they'd assume it was the poachers though. He's one guy. How many nests can he guard at any time?

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I'm sure the local people are too busy poaching turtle eggs for two hundred and fifty American dollars every day to sign up for his cause.
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I'm assuming anyway. It's normally China.Scrumple wrote:...Sea-turtle eggs are considered a delicacy in some parts of the world China...

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I've seen China cited elsewhere.Horwood Beer-Master wrote:I'm assuming anyway. It's normally China.Scrumple wrote:...Sea-turtle eggs are considered a delicacy in some parts of the world China...
Re: Costa Rica poachers 'kill turtle activist'
I think we can safely say that the investigation has moved on beyond merely suspecting that he is dead, to being sure he is dead.Scrumple wrote:*snip*
An environmentalist campaigning for the protection of endangered sea turtles in Costa Rica has been found dead in a suspected killing by smugglers.
Jairo Mora was reportedly found face down with his hands tied on Moin beach, 170km (105 miles) east of the capital, San Jose.
*snip*

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The suspicion is "who", not "how", Cormac. They don't think he committed suicide.Cormac wrote:Scrumple wrote:*snip*
An environmentalist campaigning for the protection of endangered sea turtles in Costa Rica has been found dead in a suspected killing by smugglers.
Jairo Mora was reportedly found face down with his hands tied on Moin beach, 170km (105 miles) east of the capital, San Jose.
*snip*
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I wouldn't have thought so. Costa Rica is one of the best countries in the world for environmentalism. I don't think they could achieve that without a large percentage of the population being behind it.Făkünamę wrote:I'm sure the local people are too busy poaching turtle eggs for two hundred and fifty American dollars every day to sign up for his cause.
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It's also the safest of the Central American countries for tourists, unless things have changed recently.PsychoSerenity wrote:I wouldn't have thought so. Costa Rica is one of the best countries in the world for environmentalism. I don't think they could achieve that without a large percentage of the population being behind it.Făkünamę wrote:I'm sure the local people are too busy poaching turtle eggs for two hundred and fifty American dollars every day to sign up for his cause.
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Yes. I'm being pedantic.Gawdzilla Sama wrote:The suspicion is "who", not "how", Cormac. They don't think he committed suicide.Cormac wrote:Scrumple wrote:*snip*
An environmentalist campaigning for the protection of endangered sea turtles in Costa Rica has been found dead in a suspected killing by smugglers.
Jairo Mora was reportedly found face down with his hands tied on Moin beach, 170km (105 miles) east of the capital, San Jose.
*snip*

I didn't, for example, think that it was the smugglers who suspected that Mr Mora had been killed.
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