The issue is expected to dominate a conference in Manila next month which will finalise a joint conservation plan for marine turtles in the region. The CEO of WWF Australia, Dr David Butcher, says turtles can not survive current slaughter rates in countries such as Bali. He says Australia must take a leading role. There's a whole suite of issues that the conference will talk about and we want the government to be very pro-active upon.
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