Man fined almost $10,000 for caging endangered turtles
Mohamed Musthafa from the island of Maakurathu in Raa atoll was fined MVR149,000 ($9,600), the first penalty of its kind imposed for caging the creatures.
02 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM
A man has been fined almost $10,000 for caging endangered green turtle hatchlings.
Mohamed Musthafa from the island of Maakurathu in Raa atoll was fined MVR149,000 ($9,600), the first penalty of its kind imposed for caging the creatures.
Five out of the seven species of sea turtle are found in the Maldives. Green turtles are among the most common and are on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list as an endangered species.
In August, environment officials and police conducted an operation to free the hatchlings.
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