Captive turtles don't face an imminent threat to their lives: They usually change hands among various human owners until they are finally released. However, their breeding season is often interrupted. "For the turtles, it's like cutting off their posterity," says Cheng l-jiunn. The worshippers, who think they are doing good, actually are going against nature.
雖然被抓到的海龜不會有立即的生命危險，但被轉手放生，繁殖期往往因此被切斷，「等於造成綠蠵龜絕後」，程一駿說，自以為做善事的信徒，其實卻是反其道而行。