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A female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nests at night on Grand Riviere, Trinidad, and returns to the Caribbean Sea. During peak nesting season in late May / early June, this beach will

A female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nests at night on Grand Riviere, Trinidad, and returns to the Caribbean Sea. During peak nesting season in late May / early June, this beach will receive roughly 300 nesting Leatherback every night, making it one of the busiest and most important nesting locations in the world for the critically endangered species. Flash used with permit.

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A female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nests at night on Grand Riviere, Trinidad, and returns to the Caribbean Sea. During peak nesting season in late May / early June, this beach will receive roughly 300 nesting Leatherback every night, making it one of the busiest and most important nesting locations in the world for the critically endangered species. Flash used with permit.