Environment Drones to combat turtle egg poachers in Oaxaca August 20, 2015 Diane Leave a comment The Guardian – Authorities will deploy drones on Oaxaca beaches to protect against a reported surge in poaching of the eggs of the threatened Olive Ridley turtle. The sale of turtle meat and eggs has been banned in Mexico for more than two decades. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/aug/20/drones-deployed-protect-turtles-egg-poachers-mexico-video