Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1902 — State Turtles. [ARTICLE]

State Turtles.

Turtles are very largely found along the coast line of Burma, and the impecunious government has found means to make money out of it. The right to collect turtles and eggs is sold by auction annually by the deputy commissioners within whose districts the banks are situated. The revenue from this source in the Irrawaddy division alone was about 28,000 rupees. For some time past a decrease in the number of turtles and tortoises has been noticed, and the government now proposes that the islands on which the tortoises lay should be completely protected from Jan. 1 to May 15 (the laying and hatching season) once to every five years, and that a small establishment should be maintained for this purpose.