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  • Leatherback Turtle hatchling (Dermochelys coriacea) entering the water in Juno Beach, FL. Northern Palm Beach County, FL is one of the most important nesting locations for leatherbacks in North America.
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  • A female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nests at nighttime in Grand Riviere, Trinidad, and returns to the Caribbean Sea.
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  • A female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nests at nighttime on Grand Riviere, Trinidad, and returns to the Caribbean Sea. Notice the in injury on her side, possibly a shark bite. 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 photography allowed with permit.
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  • Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, tracks cover the beach in Grande Riviere, Trinidad. During the peak nesting season, roughly 300-400 female Leatherbacks come ashore every night to deposit their eggs.
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  • 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 nesting Leatherback every night, making it one of the busiest and most important nesting locations in the world for the critically endangered species. Image available as a premium quality aluminum print ready to hang.
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  • Leatherback Sea Turtle Hatchlings, Dermochelys coriacea, emerge from their nest at sunrise and make their way into the Caribbean Sea in Trinidad.
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  • 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 nesting Leatherback every night, making it one of the busiest and most important nesting locations in the world for the critically endangered species.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_beach_Tri...jpg
  • Male Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) photographed in the open ocean. The Leatherback is one of the world's largest reptiles, reaching close to 2,000 lbs. and nearly 10 ft. in length. Severely endangered, the species is threatened by coastal development, poaching and entanglement with fishing equipment.
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  • Tourists and local residents watch a Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nest in G rande Riviere, Trinidad and return to the Caribbean Sea. This beach is one of the most important nesting locations for the critically endangered reptile in the world.
    MPO_Nesting_Leatherback_Tourists_Tri...jpg
  • 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.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Tutle_Nesting_Tr...jpg
  • 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 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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  • A female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, breathes on the surface of the Caribbean Sea offshore northern Trinidad prior to nesting in the evening.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_ocean_sur...jpg
  • 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 nesting Leatherback every night, making it one of the busiest and most important nesting locations in the world for the critically endangered species.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Nesting_T...jpg
  • Female Leatherback Sea Turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, nest side by side  at sunrise on Grand Riviere, Trinidad, and return 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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  • Leatherback Sea Turtle Hatchlings, Dermochelys coriacea, emerge from their nest at sunrise and make their way into the Caribbean Sea in Trinidad.
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  • Size comparison between adult nesting female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, and newborn hatchling. Photographed in Grande Riviere, Trinidad, Caribbean Sea.
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  • During my stay in Trinidad, one female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, became disoriented after nesting and entered a clearwater river instead of heading back into the ocean. Working with Grande Riviere Nature Tour Guide Association and Turtle Village Trust representatives, we were able to turn the female Leatherback around towards the beach. She left the creek, crawled over the hot sand and swam into the surf.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Freshwate...jpg
  • 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 nesting Leatherback every night, making it one of the busiest and most important nesting locations in the world for the critically endangered species.
    MPO_Nesting_Leatherback_Trinidad14.jpg
  • Tourists and local residents watch a Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nest in G rande Riviere, Trinidad and return to the Caribbean Sea. This beach is one of the most important nesting locations for the critically endangered reptile in the world.
    MPO_Nesting_Leatherback_Tourists_Tri...jpg
  • 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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  • A female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, swims in the murky Caribbean Sea offshore  Grand Riviere, Trinidad, prior to nesting.
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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.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Trinidad0...jpg
  • A female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, breathes on the surface of the Caribbean Sea offshore northern Trinidad prior to nesting in the evening.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_ocean_sur...jpg
  • A dog searches for Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, eggs and hatchlings at sunrise on Grand Riviere, Trinidad. 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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  • Leatherback Sea Turtle Hatchlings, Dermochelys coriacea, emerge from their nest at sunrise and make their way into the Caribbean Sea in Trinidad.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Hatchling...jpg
  • Leatherback Sea Turtle Hatchlings, Dermochelys coriacea, emerge from their nest at sunrise and make their way into the Caribbean Sea in Trinidad.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Hatchling...jpg
  • A female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, keeps her front flipper out of the water while resting on the surface of the Caribbean Sea offshore Trinidad prior to nesting in the evening.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Flipper16.jpg
  • 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 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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  • A guide from the Grande Riviere Nature Tour Guide Association writes down data on a nesting Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, in Trinidad while tourists look on.
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  • Black vultures, Coragyps atratus, feed on Leatherback Sea Turtle hatchlings, Dermochelys coriacea, on Grande Riviere beach, one of the primary nesting locations in the world for the endangered sea turtles.
    MPO_Black_Vulture_Leatherback_hatchl...jpg
  • Tourists and local residents watch a Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nest in G rande Riviere, Trinidad and return to the Caribbean Sea. This beach is one of the most important nesting locations for the critically endangered reptile in the world.
    MPO_Nesting_Leatherback_Tourists_Tri...jpg
  • A female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nests at nighttime on Grand Riviere, Trinidad, and returns to the Caribbean Sea. Notice the in injury on her side, possibly a shark bite. 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 photography allowed with permit.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Tutle_Nesting_Tr...jpg
  • 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 nesting Leatherback every night, making it one of the busiest and most important nesting locations in the world for the critically endangered species.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Nesting_T...jpg
  • 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 nesting Leatherback every night, making it one of the busiest and most important nesting locations in the world for the critically endangered species.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Nesting_T...jpg
  • During my stay in Trinidad, one female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, became disoriented after nesting and entered a clearwater river instead of heading back into the ocean. Working with Grande Riviere Nature Tour Guide Association and Turtle Village Trust representatives, we were able to turn the female Leatherback around towards the beach. She left the creek, crawled over the hot sand and swam into the surf.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Freshwate...jpg
  • Female Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) photographed in shallow near Singer Island, FL. The Leatherback is one of the world's largest reptiles, reaching close to 2,000 lbs. and nearly 10 ft. in length. Severely endangered, the species is threatened by coastal development, poaching and entanglement with fishing equipment. Image available as a premium quality aluminum print ready to hang.
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  • Male Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) photographed in the open ocean. The Leatherback is one of the world's largest reptiles, reaching close to 2,000 lbs. and nearly 10 ft. in length. Severely endangered, the species is threatened by coastal development, poaching and entanglement with fishing equipment.
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  • 1st Place; 2002 BBC/BG Wildlife Photographer of the Year (Gerald Durrell Award for Endangered Wildlife category): Female Leatherback Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea & remoras swims offshore Juno Beach, Florida, United States Image available as a premium quality aluminum print ready to hang.
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  • Rescued Leatherback Sea Turtle hatchling (Dermochelys coriacea) entering the ocean after hatching in Juno Beach, FL, a major nesting location for the species.
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  • 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 nesting Leatherback every night, making it one of the busiest and most important nesting locations in the world for the critically endangered species.
    MPO_Nesting_Leatherback_Trinidad07.jpg
  • Tourists and local residents watch a Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nest in G rande Riviere, Trinidad and return to the Caribbean Sea. This beach is one of the most important nesting locations for the critically endangered reptile in the world.
    MPO_Nesting_Leatherback_Tourists_Tri...jpg
  • Tourists and local residents watch a Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nest in G rande Riviere, Trinidad and return to the Caribbean Sea. This beach is one of the most important nesting locations for the critically endangered reptile in the world.
    MPO_Nesting_Leatherback_Tourists_Tri...jpg
  • Tourists and local residents watch a Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nest in G rande Riviere, Trinidad and return to the Caribbean Sea. This beach is one of the most important nesting locations for the critically endangered reptile in the world.
    MPO_Nesting_Leatherback_Tourists_Tri...jpg
  • Tourists and local residents watch a Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nest in G rande Riviere, Trinidad and return to the Caribbean Sea. This beach is one of the most important nesting locations for the critically endangered reptile in the world.
    MPO_Nesting_Leatherback_Tourists_Tri...jpg
  • A female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nests in the middle of the hot afternoon and covers her nest prior to returning to the Caribbean Sea in Grande Riviere, Trinidad.
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  • 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.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Tutle_Nesting_Tr...jpg
  • A female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nests at nighttime 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 photography allowed with permit. Image available as a premium quality aluminum print ready to hang.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Tutle_Nesting_Tr...jpg
  • 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.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Trinidad1...jpg
  • 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.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Trinidad0...jpg
  • 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 nesting Leatherback every night, making it one of the busiest and most important nesting locations in the world for the critically endangered species.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_nesting_T...jpg
  • Leatherback Sea Turtle Hatchlings, Dermochelys coriacea, emerge from their nest at sunrise and make their way into the Caribbean Sea in Trinidad.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Hatchling...jpg
  • Size comparison between adult nesting female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, and newborn hatchling. Photographed in Grande Riviere, Trinidad, Caribbean Sea.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_hatchling...jpg
  • During my stay in Trinidad, one female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, became disoriented after nesting and entered a clearwater river instead of heading back into the ocean. Working with Grande Riviere Nature Tour Guide Association and Turtle Village Trust representatives, we were able to turn the female Leatherback around towards the beach. She left the creek, crawled over the hot sand and swam into the surf.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Freshwate...jpg
  • A female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, keeps her front flipper out of the water while resting on the surface of the Caribbean Sea offshore Trinidad prior to nesting in the evening.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Flipper07.jpg
  • A female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nests in Juno Beach, Florida, United States.
    MPO_Nesting_Leatherback_SeaTurtle__F...jpg
  • Tourists and local residents watch a Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nest in G rande Riviere, Trinidad and return to the Caribbean Sea. This beach is one of the most important nesting locations for the critically endangered reptile in the world.
    MPO_Nesting_Leatherback_Tourists_Tri...jpg
  • 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 nesting Leatherback every night, making it one of the busiest and most important nesting locations in the world for the critically endangered species.
    MPO_Nesting_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_T...jpg
  • 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.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Tutle_Nesting_Tr...jpg
  • Tourists pose for a photograph while a female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, returns to the ocean after nesting at sunrise in Grande Riviere, Trinidad.
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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.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Trinidad0...jpg
  • 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 nesting Leatherback every night, making it one of the busiest and most important nesting locations in the world for the critically endangered species.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Trinidad_...jpg
  • 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 nesting Leatherback every night, making it one of the busiest and most important nesting locations in the world for the critically endangered species.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Nesting_T...jpg
  • During my stay in Trinidad, one female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, became disoriented after nesting and entered a clearwater river instead of heading back into the ocean. Working with Grande Riviere Nature Tour Guide Association and Turtle Village Trust representatives, we were able to turn the female Leatherback around towards the beach. She left the creek, crawled over the hot sand and swam into the surf.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Freshwate...jpg
  • A female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nests at nighttime in Grand Riviere, Trinidad, and returns to the Caribbean Sea.  Flash used with special permit. 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.
    MPO_Leatherback_Nesting_Trinidad_MPO...jpg
  • Black vultures, Coragyps atratus, feed on Leatherback Sea Turtle hatchlings, Dermochelys coriacea, on Grande Riviere beach, one of the primary nesting locations in the world for the endangered sea turtles.
    MPO_Black_Vulture_Leatherback_hatchl...jpg
  • A female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nests at nighttime in Grand Riviere, Trinidad, and returns to the Caribbean Sea.  Flash used with special permit. 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.
    MPO_Nesting_Leatherback_Trinidad53.jpg
  • 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 nesting Leatherback every night, making it one of the busiest and most important nesting locations in the world for the critically endangered species.
    MPO_Nesting_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_T...jpg
  • A female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nests at nighttime 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 photography allowed with permit.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Tutle_Nesting_Tr...jpg
  • 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 nesting Leatherback every night, making it one of the busiest and most important nesting locations in the world for the critically endangered species.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Trinidad0...jpg
  • 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 nesting Leatherback every night, making it one of the busiest and most important nesting locations in the world for the critically endangered species.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_nesting_T...jpg
  • 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 nesting Leatherback every night, making it one of the busiest and most important nesting locations in the world for the critically endangered species.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Nesting_T...jpg
  • 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 nesting Leatherback every night, making it one of the busiest and most important nesting locations in the world for the critically endangered species.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Nesting_T...jpg
  • Leatherback Sea Turtle Hatchlings, Dermochelys coriacea, emerge from their nest at sunrise and make their way into the Caribbean Sea in Trinidad.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Hatchling...jpg
  • Size comparison between adult nesting female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, and newborn hatchling. Photographed in Grande Riviere, Trinidad, Caribbean Sea.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_hatchling...jpg
  • During my stay in Trinidad, one female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, became disoriented after nesting and entered a clearwater river instead of heading back into the ocean. Working with Grande Riviere Nature Tour Guide Association and Turtle Village Trust representatives, we were able to turn the female Leatherback around towards the beach. She left the creek, crawled over the hot sand and swam into the surf. Image available as a premium quality aluminum print ready to hang.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Freshwate...jpg
  • A dog searches for Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, eggs and hatchlings at sunrise on Grand Riviere, Trinidad. 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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  • Male Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) photographed in the open ocean. The Leatherback is one of the world's largest reptiles, reaching close to 2,000 lbs. and nearly 10 ft. in length. Severely endangered, the species is threatened by coastal development, poaching and entanglement with fishing equipment.
    MPO09909.jpg
  • A female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nests during the hot afternoon 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.
    MPO_Nesting_Leatherback_Trinidad_MPO...jpg
  • 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 nesting Leatherback every night, making it one of the busiest and most important nesting locations in the world for the critically endangered species.
    MPO_Nesting_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_T...jpg
  • 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 nesting Leatherback every night, making it one of the busiest and most important nesting locations in the world for the critically endangered species.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_nesting_T...jpg
  • During my stay in Trinidad, one female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, became disoriented after nesting and entered a clearwater river instead of heading back into the ocean. Working with Grande Riviere Nature Tour Guide Association and Turtle Village Trust representatives, we were able to turn the female Leatherback around towards the beach. She left the creek, crawled over the hot sand and swam into the surf. Image available as a premium quality aluminum print ready to hang.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Freshwate...jpg
  • Black vultures, Coragyps atratus, feed on Leatherback Sea Turtle hatchlings, Dermochelys coriacea, on Grande Riviere beach, one of the primary nesting locations in the world for the endangered sea turtles.
    MPO_Black_Vulture_Leatherback_hatchl...jpg
  • 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 nesting Leatherback every night, making it one of the busiest and most important nesting locations in the world for the critically endangered species.
    MPO_Nesting_Leatherback_Trinidad37.jpg
  • 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 nesting Leatherback every night, making it one of the busiest and most important nesting locations in the world for the critically endangered species.
    MPO_Nesting_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_T...jpg
  • 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 nesting Leatherback every night, making it one of the busiest and most important nesting locations in the world for the critically endangered species.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Nesting_T...jpg
  • 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 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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  • During my stay in Trinidad, one female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, became disoriented after nesting and entered a clearwater river instead of heading back into the ocean. Working with Grande Riviere Nature Tour Guide Association and Turtle Village Trust representatives, we were able to turn the female Leatherback around towards the beach. She left the creek, crawled over the hot sand and swam into the surf.
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  • A female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, keeps her front flipper out of the water while resting on the surface of the Caribbean Sea offshore Trinidad prior to nesting in the evening.
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  • A female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nests in Juno Beach, Florida, United States.
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  • Tourists and local residents watch a Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nest in G rande Riviere, Trinidad and return to the Caribbean Sea. This beach is one of the most important nesting locations for the critically endangered reptile in the world.
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  • 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. Image available as a premium quality aluminum print ready to hang.
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  • 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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  • Female Leatherback Sea Turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, nest side by side  at sunrise on Grand Riviere, Trinidad, and return 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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  • Leatherback Sea Turtle Hatchlings, Dermochelys coriacea, emerge from their nest at sunrise and make their way into the Caribbean Sea in Trinidad.
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  • Size comparison between adult nesting female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, and newborn hatchling. Photographed in Grande Riviere, Trinidad, Caribbean Sea.
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  • 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 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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  • A female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nests at nighttime in Grand Riviere, Trinidad, and returns to the Caribbean Sea.  Flash used with special permit. 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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  • Tourists and local residents watch a Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nest in G rande Riviere, Trinidad and return to the Caribbean Sea. This beach is one of the most important nesting locations for the critically endangered reptile in the world.
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  • Tourists and local residents watch a Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nest in G rande Riviere, Trinidad and return to the Caribbean Sea. This beach is one of the most important nesting locations for the critically endangered reptile in the world.
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  • Close-up of a female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, dropping her eggs in the nest in Grande Riviere, Trinidad
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