CURMA’s field specialist Karlo Salazar, 19, writes down the number of sea turtle eggs turned over by patroller Johnny Manlugay, 55, at the hatchery in San Juan, La Union, Philippines, December 20, 2022. Set up in 2009, CURMA or Coastal Underwater Resource Management Actions, has turned sea turtle poachers into its allies by offering them incentives and training, allowing it to save thousands of turtles and their eggs. “I’ve learned to love this work,” said Manlugay. “We didn’t know poaching was illegal and that we should not eat turtle eggs and meat.” REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
