A female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nests at sunrise on Grand Riviere, Trinidad, and returns to the Caribbean Sea.
A female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nests at sunrise on Grand Riviere, Trinidad, and returns to the Caribbean Sea. During peak nesting season in late May / early June, this beach will receive roughly 300-400 nesting Leatherback every night, making it one of the busiest and most important nesting locations in the world for the critically endangered species.
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