The Case of the Green Turtle: An Uncensored History of a Conservation Icon

Contents

Contents Preface ix Acknowledgments xi introduction From Seafood to Icon 1 chapter 1 Turtle Kraals and Canneries 14 chapter 2 Turning Turtles on the Great Barrier Reef 30 chapter 3 The Turtle Islands of Sarawak 42 chapter 4 The Gifted Navigators 62 chapter 5 The Geography of Turtle Soup 76 chapter 6 A Turtle Flap in London 86 chapter 7 The Buffalo of the Sea 96 chapter 8 Who Will Kill the Last Turtle? 110 chapter 9 Red Data for the Green Turtle 130 chapter 10 Reptiles on the Red List 151 chapter 11 You Lost the Turtle Boat 165 chapter 12 One Man’s Opinion 183 chapter 13 Down on the Farm 199 chapter 14 Conservation through Commerce 213 chapter 15 The Best Available Science 229 viii Contents chapter 16 A Global Strategy 247 epilogue Supply and Demand 263 Appendix A. The 1966 U.S. Classification of Chelonia mydas as Rare and Endangered 265 Appendix B. IUCN Principles and Recommendations on Commercial Exploitation of Sea Turtles 266 Notes 269 Bibliography 315 Index 329 ...