🇫🇷 🇾🇹 French President Emmanuel Macron has kicked off a four-day trip to #France's overseas territories -- starting on the island of #Mayotte in the Indian Ocean. His big focus is on security and illegal #immigration. Mayotte is surrounded by impoverished nations, and half of all foreigners living there are believed to be illegal immigrants 🇫🇷 🇾🇹 Find out more ⤵️ | FRANCE 24 English

**#WARNING! #GRAPHICIMAGES!** A look back on the tragic night of July 26th in Mayotte where, tragically, an endangered, pregnant sea turtle was slaughtered in its attempt to lay eggs for the future of her species. Sadly, poachers had another idea, and decided to kill her for her meat. Sea Shepherd teams patrol the beaches of Mayotte every night to protect endangered turtles from poaching. These beautiful animals, so important for biodiversity, are regularly slaughtered for their meat, which is v

📢 Turtle poachers thwarted by Sea Shepherd volunteers! 💪 Sea Shepherd France volunteers have been patrolling the beaches on the French island of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean throughout April to protect sea turtles from poachers, like the ones caught here with our night-vision cameras. This video shows how our presence is the only thing currently standing between life and death for sea turtles coming onshore to lay their eggs! Support Operation Nyamba to keep us on the beaches year-round: https: