At least 30 endangered turtles have been found stabbed in the neck on a Japanese island.

New case animal abuse caused a stir in social networks and the news is virusized fast. One report indicated that at least 30 green sea turtlesendangered species, have been discovered since stab wounds at neck level on the beach of the island kumemia south of the prefecture Okinawa, Japan.

According to local media Asahi Shimbunpolice officer naha in Okinawa confirmed that Police officer started investigating the case last Friday after the animals were discovered Population islands during Low tide.

The agent mentioned that when they were found, the turtles were bleeding and barely breathingwith injuries that appear to have been caused knife or other sharp weapon. In addition, he emphasized that whereabouts of these animals is unknown so it is likely that they were washed away by the tide after they were found.

Police officer it is found case investigation and is already questioning witnesses in the area, the official said.

Attack on turtles in their own habitat

Yoshi TsukakoshiRepresentative of the Sea Turtle Museum kumemiamentioned chain CNN that the area in which slaughtered green sea turtles were found is their natural habitat and is covered by one of its main products: sea ​​grass. He also stressed that these animals get entangled in the nets of local fishermen and they consider them a nuisance because they break them.

“Some fishermen believe that turtles eat all sea ​​grass before it grows up and that prevents fish from spawning in the area.”mentioned tsukakoshi In the middle.

Another museum employee was amazed at the appearance of these reptiles with neck wounds, noting that they were dying and practically already dead. “Many of the turtles looked dead. I have never seen anything like it. It’s extremely difficult to process.”said.

An endangered species

Although we mention that green sea turtles this case are endangered, the truth is that all species of this reptile species are already appearing in red list belonging International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). This means that they are legally protected worldwide as stated in World Wildlife Fundinternational non-governmental organization.

However, despite the measures taken by this and other organizations to conserve these species, the truth is that they are increasingly threatened by their disappearance the world thanks to factors such as development of coastal cities, in overfishing and bycatch in fishing nets.

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