Topic: poachers
Poachers plead guilty to taking turtle from marine park
Two poachers have pleaded guilty to taking a protected species – a green sea turtle – from the South South marine park.
High praise as DoE officer rescues nesting turtle from poachers
A nesting green sea turtle escaped certain death on Saturday after being rescued by conservation officer Chadd Bush from poachers on Grand Cayman.
Two arrested for suspected conch poaching
Two West Bay men were arrested on suspicion of marine offenses following a police search in the Barkers area Monday. The Joint Marine Unit was asked to help the DoE in tracking two suspected conch poachers who were spotted in a canoe in the North Side.
Nesting turtle rescued from poachers
A large nesting turtle was rescued after being dragged off a West Bay beach by poachers – the fifth recorded instance of suspected turtle poaching this year.
