CURMA’S field specialist Karlo Salazar, 19, places a net around a nest of eggs which sea turtle patroller Johnny Manlugay, 55, turned over to the hatchery, 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
