Ukrainian tourists climbed onto a turtle for a selfie in Oman and caused outrage on social networks
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Two Ukrainian tourists, 32-year-old Sambo fighter Vadim Oleynik and Elena Kravchenko, climbed onto the shell of a turtle while it was laying eggs on the shores of Oman, filmed it and posted it online, causing widespread condemnation from users for cruelty to animals.
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Why It Matters
The tourists arrived at Cape Ras al-Hadd accompanied by volunteers from an environmental organization that monitors turtle nesting, but instead of observing the process, they decided to take a selfie using the animals as a prop.
Two Ukrainian tourists climbed onto a turtle shell for an “idiotic selfie” on the seashore in Oman and were branded “disgusting” online. The Daily Mail reports this.
According to the tabloid, 32-year-old Sambo fighter Vadim Oleinik and his companion Elena Kravchenko were in the area of Cape Ras al-Hadd at night. They arrived there accompanied by volunteers from an environmental organization monitoring turtle nesting.
The footage, which they filmed themselves and posted online, shows tourists taking turns sitting on the shell of a turtle while it lays eggs. At the same time, Oleynik and Kravchenko took the newly hatched turtles in their hands and showed them to the camera.
The video caused outrage on social networks, with netizens calling what was happening in the recording unacceptable. “This is disgusting and unpleasant. This is exploitation, abuse and violence - nothing to do with volunteering,” one user wrote.
Open Questions
- Will Omani authorities impose sanctions on tourists?
- Have turtles or their offspring been harmed by tourists?
- Has the environmental organization taken measures to prevent this behavior from volunteers and tourists?
