AR-News: (Indonesia) Activists: End the sea turtle trade

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FeaturesMarch 13, 2004

Bambang M, Contributor, Yogyakarta
Eighteen protesters, members of the wildlife protection organization, 
ProFauna, staged a unique protest in front of the Serangan Oemoem 11 Maret monument 
in downtown Yogyakarta recently.
Clad in white jumpsuits, they unfurled two big banners reading, "Stop the sea 
turtle trade" and "Stop trading souvenirs made of sea turtles." 
No yells nor heroic songs were heard during the rally. Rather, the protesting 
activists stood still for four consecutive hours, making themselves a human 
backdrop to some 100 turtle dolls spread on the ground in front of them. 
"We are protesting against the illegal trading of souvenirs made of sea 
turtle shells here," one of the protesters, Suparno, said. The trade in souvenirs 
made of sea turtle shells has reached an alarming level. Such souvenirs can be 
found in almost all souvenir shops along Jl. Malioboro and in Kotagede



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