Siekopai women rescue endangered river turtles

On the banks of the Aguarico River in Ecuador's Amazon region, a group of indigenous Siekopai women are working to restore the endangered charapa turtle (Podocnemis unifilis). The seven women, who call themselves Tari Nomiowa'i ('turtle women'), patrol the riverbanks, locate nests and bring eggs to an incubation facility where they are safe from predators, flooding and pollution. After hatching,...