C.U.T.E. (Cebu Ultimate Turtle Enthusiasts)

[ChuckD]

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@Chuck

Aw I see... I was thinking you are a team mate of Ayen Asucro kay ChuckD man pud to siya. Di diay....

NOPE!

[dingo spike]

Good Afternoon CUTE!!!

Mingaw man.......

[ChuckD]

lage.. murag kita rjud ng.kisaw2x dri... ^_^

[vasma4]

apil ko.. di lang ko karelate ninyu hehe

[moy1moy1]

Myng haPon...


CongraTz Dingo SpIke, finally someone who share thy same thoughts- hehehehe

myta apil sa activties dreah sa cute ang "marine-turtle-babies-freed-into-the-wild" activity sa mga DENR people, heheh..

[moy1moy1]

WTF = Wonderful Turtle Facts







I am extremely amazed about their uniqueness. They're definitely different in all aspects, from the physical feature to the amount of care that's needed. They are somewhat the freshwater equivalent of the sea turtle, from the bird like beak to the flying like motion of the way they swim. Indeed an A+ species among any other fully aquatic turtles.

I myself is an advocate for nature and I hate to admit the fact that I wanted this turtle so much when they could have been happier swimming freely in the waters of Papua New Guinea and Australia......... I am saddened that I may be perceived as a contributor to the illegal trade because I patronized into the purchase of the said species.

But then again I considered a few facts that regardless of my advocacy, the FRT's natural habitat is also depleting and that even in their own country of origin they are also threatened. An example is a situation in Papua New Guinea wherein some habitat and nesting grounds are constantly destroyed by herds of Cattle that needs to take a plunge into the water (where the turtles lay their eggs) to drink, God knows how many eggs are destroyed everyday plus the fact that this species is a highly prized FOOD ITEM by the indigenous peoples within its range both in Australia and New Guinea.

In CHINA, the imports of eggs taken from the WILD is rampant. The breeders there or should I say Incubators have a lot less investments since all they need is an incubator and a little knowledge on the care of the little ones when they hatch. I hate to say this, but this will never stop.... even if we stop buying, because the likely thing to happen if the Philippines or any other S.E.A. countries will stop the imports, is that, the people in CHINA will start putting these turtles to the table of some restaurants, which they are very much fond of doing to a lot of turtle species and any other animal.

I guess the bigger issue here is not just whether It's legal or Illegal to keep FRTs..... The more impacting issue is a lot of us are irresponsible, from the ones who are selling to the ones who are buying. The Cuteness and Niceness of a pet shouldn't be just the only basis for us to buy them, what we need to ask ourselves first is "Do I have what it takes to care for this cute little thing?" "Am I willing to spend a few years with this pet?"


SOME PICTURES:

Wild Morph



Amelanistic ( not albino )


Juveniles

[vasma4]

i see...well, my side might be cruel cause im a turt lover, but this poor guy is a hero,(critically endangered species) if no one buys him so the store loses interest in him,(same sa uban stores out there) then the demand 4 this turtle will collapse, meaning no poaching na sa gawas- For the salvation of PNFT species.


-of course, this turtle will die kun wa ma gam, but he saved thousands of his bretheren dd2 sa iyang ggkan if dili siya mapalit (as well as k2 uban pa sumwhere nga gebaligya pd). As what mr. lyledu said, they are poached from eggs, gipadako ug gebaligya sa pet trade. Over harvesting of eggs might result na ma deplete ang specie dd2. They're not bred, cause its so hard to breed them. If somebody claims nga gi captive-bred ni sila, theyre lying. Rampant rbh ayu ni dri Cebu ang pag sell ani "legally" (Government doesn't care).

-sa fact nga maybe paliton nimu siya then buhian sa gawas, well, it's like introducing a stray cat into a pig pen. Dili kasugakod ang captive turtle nga wa kasuway ug adapt sa wild. (as what Ive said, ginikuha sila as eggs). Theyre not as common as RES nga naa njui npmtud.an nga ma captive breed to stop illegal poaching from the wild, besides d mn endangerd ang RES. Maox2 rani clag kahimtang sa knan gneng RES babies sa petshops nga wa mahalin? ilabay lng kun ma dedz. Mao Btw gencourage ang pg plit ug turtles sa petshop keisa mag breed. In that way mka save taz mga turtles.


- Hope as a club of enthusiastic turtle lovers, CUTE recognizes thy matter above^

g'nyt

stupid tingai ko or sumthing kay wa ko kasabot sa point gamay.. hehe pasenxa

giencourage? malegal or di?kung mag breed, di diay na katabang kay murag (akong tanaw lang ha) or in a way para managhan sila di maendanger or sumthing.. korek me if im wrong.. ambot wa ko kasabot sa ako self hehe

[vasma4]

Myng haPon...


CongraTz Dingo SpIke, finally someone who share thy same thoughts- hehehehe

myta apil sa activties dreah sa cute ang "marine-turtle-babies-freed-into-the-wild" activity sa mga DENR people, heheh..

-sa fact nga maybe paliton nimu siya then buhian sa gawas, well, it's like introducing a stray cat into a pig pen. Dili kasugakod ang captive turtle nga wa kasuway ug adapt sa wild. (as what Ive said, ginikuha sila as eggs).


g'nyt

wa jud ko kasabot.. pasenxa.. murag flintstones au ako utok dring dapita tanga tanga jud ko.. pasenxa, para ma arrange ang gubot nga pangutok nako lang.. ayaw tawn ug kalain nako.. nanghid ko daan

[zhero_id]

hala c vasma wa ni duty

[moy1moy1]

wa jud ko kasabot.. pasenxa.. murag flintstones au ako utok dring dapita tanga tanga jud ko.. pasenxa, para ma arrange ang gubot nga pangutok nako lang.. ayaw tawn ug kalain nako.. nanghid ko daan

hahahaha ~ d sad ui, lahi sad nang sa side sa marine turtles, ginikuha sad sila sa wild ang eggs so that mka accumalate sila tanan and then once mu hatch, buhian dayun sa wild; besides this also a way to protect their numbers since daghan factors nga ang baby turtle ma deadz w/o reaching mang gani adulthood..

sa side pod sa pignose , ginikuha sila not because concerned ang nagkuha sa ila, say 4 example gikuha sila to assure na mabuhi sila tnan, dayun buhian ra sa wild f mu hatch na; sad to say, purpose sa mga poachers is to take care of them because they make good money in business. Murag gikuha sa poachers ug ilang gi gam ug maayu to assure nga nkuha nila ang quota sa live specimens, pero once ready for sale na, bahala nag maunsa sila dd2 inig shipment or asa mua bot ning mga baoha bahala ma dead basta na silay kwarta-

Hope nka expound ko hehe....