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Turtle conservation: Are hatcheries the answer?

There are only seven species of sea turtle and Sri Lanka has five of them.

But turtle eggs are considered a delicacy by some and this puts them at risk from poachers.

Hatcheries on the island are hoping to help conserve the species, but when it comes to protecting endangered turtles can tourism be part of the solution?

Â鶹Éç Travel Show’s Henry Golding reports.

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