Green sea turtles feed on sewage. Sea turtles around the world are in danger of extinction
On September 25, 39 year old diving coach charn Joon Park and his friends noticed an adult female green turtle while diving at Bora Borg beach in the Philippines. The turtle put its head into the sewage pipe and ate human contaminated excreta, which are constantly discharged into the clear water.
After the Ministry of environment and natural resources tested the water near the pipeline, it was found that its coliform group was positive - usually found in feces.
There are seven different species of sea turtles: green turtle, red turtle, Kemp turtle, olive turtle, hawksbill turtle, flat backed turtle and leatherback turtle. Due to human intervention, almost all kinds of sea turtles have become extinct.
Sea turtles are slaughtered for their eggs, meat, skin and shells and continue to be poached. They also face the risk of habitat destruction and accidental capture by fishing gear. Climate change has also had a great impact on their survival.
In addition, the rising level of marine pollution has led to the death of many sea turtles.
Benny antiporda, Vice Minister of the environment, said that the pollution Adjudication Board (PAB) had begun its investigation after seeing the video.
Last year, the island attracted 2 million tourists. Now the number of tourists per day is limited to 19000. Beach parties, smoking and drinking are also prohibited.
Green turtles are listed as endangered by the International Union for the conservation of nature (IUCN) and are protected in most countries.