Sea Turtle Eggs
Resembling soft, white ping-pong balls, the eggs of leatherback, Oliver Ridley, and other marine turtles are prized as a delicacy and an aphrodisiac in many parts of the world including China, Mexico, Southeast Asia, and the Caribbean. But with six of the seven existing sea turtle species at the precipice of ecological collapse, sea turtle eggs are also possibly the most protected eggs in the world. Environmentalists and law enforcement officials patrol beaches around the globe to guard the eggs, while continued demand has created a market for poachers and traffickers. —Adam Houghtaling
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