As many of you have been following, Gumption has been leading an initiative to end the legal hunting of turtles in the BVIs. Some time ago, he and other advocates started a petition form on moveon.org. The goal was to collect over 5,000 signatures, and they are at 4,613 as of right now. Just today, the Branson family also signed it, so it should get more traction.

Wouldn't it be nice to see more of these beautiful creatures on our charters? Don't they really make the whole trip for our kids (and us)?

Please join the list by clicking here to sign the petition.

As you can see on their Facebook page, they have been working on this signature goal for some time. I trust that the TTOL community can help blow past the number by spreading this to your friends and family.

Once the petition is signed, additional help may be requested from the TTOL community to put this into action. Stay tuned. Any thoughts you have on how to enact this change are also GREATLY appreciated.

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PETITION BACKGROUND The British Virgin Islands has a Sea Turtle Hunting season December 1st through March 31st.

They are legally allowed to harvest Hawksbill and Green Sea Turtles, both endangered animals.

Hawksbill turtles (must be 15+inches carapace length) and Green turtles (24 +inches carapace length) but these sizes still put them in the late juvenile / sub-adult age and the fact they do not have a size limit is even worse since those are the ones probably nesting here but live elsewhere.

There is a moratorium on loggerhead turtles, leatherback turtles, & all sea turtle eggs.