Woman riding sea turtle arrested, One of two adolescent women who were allegedly photographed sitting on the aback of a ample sea turtle on a Florida bank in July was arrested on Saturday, PEOPLE confirms.
Stephanie Marie Moore, 20, was answerable with actionable the Florida Statute adjoin "possessing, affairs or molesting abyssal turtles or their eggs" afterwards the account of her went viral. The added woman who took photos forth with Moore has not yet been articular or located.
The photos, aboriginal uploaded to Snapchat in July, were aggregate and tweeted bags of times, bidding outrage. Eventually, "multiple complaints [about the photos] were forwarded to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission," arch them to acquaintance police, who opened an investigation, Sgt. Brian Hart of Melbourne, Florida, badge said, according to CNN.
Experts say that humans should be accurate not to bother the turtles as they appear aground to lay eggs.
"People can reside and play on important sea turtle nesting beaches after decidedly affecting nesting success," the Sea Turtle Conservancy writes on their website, "but it requires a able-bodied abreast accessible that is committed to behaving in a address that doesn't abuse nesting turtles or their nests."
Moore is getting captivated on $2,000 bail. It is cryptic whether she has retained an advocate or entered a appeal to the accuse adjoin her.
Stephanie Marie Moore, 20, was answerable with actionable the Florida Statute adjoin "possessing, affairs or molesting abyssal turtles or their eggs" afterwards the account of her went viral. The added woman who took photos forth with Moore has not yet been articular or located.
The photos, aboriginal uploaded to Snapchat in July, were aggregate and tweeted bags of times, bidding outrage. Eventually, "multiple complaints [about the photos] were forwarded to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission," arch them to acquaintance police, who opened an investigation, Sgt. Brian Hart of Melbourne, Florida, badge said, according to CNN.
Experts say that humans should be accurate not to bother the turtles as they appear aground to lay eggs.
"People can reside and play on important sea turtle nesting beaches after decidedly affecting nesting success," the Sea Turtle Conservancy writes on their website, "but it requires a able-bodied abreast accessible that is committed to behaving in a address that doesn't abuse nesting turtles or their nests."
Moore is getting captivated on $2,000 bail. It is cryptic whether she has retained an advocate or entered a appeal to the accuse adjoin her.
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