Lightbourn Realty Pushes for Turtle Ban

AN OVERWHELMING number of Coldwell Banker Lightbourn Realty staff and employees put Bahamas real estate on hold for a few minutes to sign a petition urging the Bahamas government to ban the slaughter of all turtles in the Bahamas.

Read The Bahamas National Trust's position

The petition is part of a growing anti-turtle lobby that sees the killing of turtles as a major loss to the Bahamas.
The value of our real estate in the Bahamas is due in no small measure to the gorgeous environment in which we live.
The shy and mystical turtles, which inhabit our beautiful ocean, are part of a rich experience that draw visitors to the Bahamas to marvel at the magical life under the sea.
Last summer, many Bahamians were horrified to witness endangered turtles in distress flipped on their backs in the hot sun of a Nassau fish market. The vendor, in a deliberate play on the emotions of passing motorists, was asking the exorbitant price of $800 for the turtle.
A group of well meaning people raised the funds and bought the turtle to set it free.
The campaign to stop killing these endangered creatures was born.
The Bahamas government initially indicated it would outlaw the taking of turtles, but now says it has heard mostly from non-residents of the Bahamas and would like to hear Bahamians' views on the matter before passing legislation.
Coldwell Banker Lightbourn Realty joins the Bahamas National Trust and Bahamas Humane Society in the push for a ban on the harvest of endangered sea turtles.