14 DAY TRIAL // Environmentalists and conservationists worldwide grieve at the news that nearly 20,000 endangered baby leatherback turtles were accidentally killed in Trinidad.
Apparently, while trying to redirect a river that was eroding a nearby beach, the workers somehow made a calculation mistake and ended up digging up these animals' nests.
To make matters even worse, the leatherback turtles are known to have a rather flexible and fragile shell, so very few of these marine creatures actually stood a chance when they came face to face with the bulldozers.
In spite of continuous efforts to safeguard these animals, their population is rapidly declining, which is precisely why they are presently listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
Hopefully, future conservation programs will help save this species from extinction.