Leatherback turtles in Costa Rica

The Leatherback turtles are the most ancient sea turtle in the face of earth, they were witnesses of the fall of the dinosaurs and the rise of humans, so how is it possible that individulas in costa rica are using the leatherback turtles' eggs to make butter? is it truly possible that mankind's ignorance can rise to such level? well it looks like it can indeed. The founders of the leather back turtle project in costa rica are Dr. Frank Paladino and Dr. James Spotila who are passionate sea turtle conservationists according to them based on their studies the leatherback sea turtles have become a highly endangered specie (the amount of nesting females has dropped from 1,340 per season to only 130-140 a year!) , not only highly but rapidly has this happened. During my lifetime (i am 20 years old) since i was a child in elementary school i have been made aware of the importance of preserving our rapidly growing endangered species and i was thought that it was not ok to eat turtles or turtle eggs. Without any intention of offending costa rican citizens i dare say that perhaps their philosophy varies from ours and also that ethics is not thaught as strongly and properly in costa rica's educational institutions as it is here in the states, it is well thaught but of course it is up to the individual to follow these lessons. Furthermore, i hope that other people like Dr. Paldino and Dr. Spotila continue to care for these turtles and help preserve them for many, many more years and that the costa rican citizen realize the wrong of their actions.