Most of these species are listed by Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and thus international trade in their products is restricted. Therefore, commercial sale of unfossilized marine mammal bone is largely prohibited.
Q. What does a manatee taste like?
Manatee tastes like pork (but we wouldn’t know!)
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Q. Why is it illegal to give manatees freshwater?
Fact: It is illegal to give manatees food or water. Manatees are protected under state and federal law. These laws make it illegal to feed, harass, pursue, injure, or kill manatees. Feeding manatees, giving them water, or otherwise altering their behavior can be considered harassment.
Q. Is it legal to own a whale bone?
It is illegal to possess parts of a whale without authorization from the National Marine Fisheries Service, explained marine biologist Sarah Wilkin, an NOAA marine biologist. Truth is, a whale bone has no commercial value to us.
Q. Can a human be swallowed by a whale?
Despite occasional reports of whales scooping people into their mouths, it’s incredibly rare—and for all but one species, swallowing a human is physically impossible. On Friday, a lobster diver made headlines when he described miraculously surviving being “swallowed” by a humpback whale off Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Q. Is it safe to touch animal bones?
Human remains must never be touched and do not ever handle animal remains without first checking local laws and following proper precautions. “It’s probably an animal,” you tell yourself somewhat hopefully, using your gloved hands to brush the soil away from the bone.
Q. Can I sell a turtle shell?
Sea turtle shell and leather: Generally cannot be sold in interstate or international commerce. Consult the Service for limited exceptions. Permits required for import or export.
Q. Is turtle shell illegal?
Selling turtle shell has been banned since the 1990s, and buying turtle shell products is illegal in most countries. Turtle shell products continue to be sold illegally in many Central American and Southeast Asian countries, and this has posed a threat to the population of this endangered species.
Q. Is turtle shell jewelry illegal?
Buying, selling or importing any sea any sea turtle products within the United States, as in many countries around the world, is strictly prohibited by law, but turtle shell jewelry and souvenirs are still the most frequent contraband items seized by customs officials from tourists returning from the Caribbean.
