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Female Leatherback Sea Turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, nest side by side at sunrise on Grand Riviere, Trinidad, and returns to the Caribbean Sea.

Female Leatherback Sea Turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, nest side by side 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 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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Female Leatherback Sea Turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, nest side by side 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 nesting Leatherback every night, making it one of the busiest and most important nesting locations in the world for the critically endangered species.