Man Buys Turtles From Food Market And Releases Them Back To The Sea

Pulled from the ocean to be sold as food, two sea turtles in Papua New Guinea faced almost certain death. But thanks to one man’s compassion, they found their way home instead.

“Found these at the local market,” Culling wrote on Facebook on Friday. “Got them for 50 bucks drove 5km up the road and let them go.” These aren’t the first turtles that Culling and his co-worker have saved. They’ve already rescued about 10.

There’re seven different species of sea turtles in the world and nearly all of them are endangered because marine turtle fishing is still legal in most areas.

“Found these at the local market”

“Got them for 50 bucks drove 5km up the road and let them go”

These aren’t the first turtles that Culling and his co-worker have saved

They’ve already rescued about 10!

Sources: Bored Panda, The Dodo, The Open Mind