Royal protects turtles

ROYAL Caribbean has teamed up with WWF-Australia in a bid to help combat the illegal trade of endangered hawksbill turtles in the Asia-Pacific.

The partnership gives both companies access to “groundbreaking technology” that will enable them to extract the DNA from various tortoiseshell products, such as earrings and bracelets, and test it to determine where the animal products were poached.

“We are extremely passionate about this partnership with WWF-Australia, and need to act now to ensure these prehistoric sea creatures have a future,” said Susan Bonner, VP and Managing Director, Royal Caribbean Australia & NZ.