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  • Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), an endangered and protected species, on an offshore shipwreck in Jupiter, FL. This species, reaching nearly 800lbs. and 8ft. in length, has been protected since 1990 and gather every fall to spawn on ledges and wrecks off Palm Beach County, FL.  This individual is scratching itself on the sandy bottom.
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  • A Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), a protected and threatened species, photographed on a shipwreck in Jupiter, FL.
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  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • A female Tyrannochromis sp. retrieves her fry in the face of danger at Mawimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. The vast majority—more than 1,000 species— of fish found in this very special lake are cichlids, small colorful fish that over millennia evolved to fill every ecological niche in the lake and developed a clever parenting technique—mouthbrooding—to make sure that as many young as possible survive to adulthood.<br />
, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Tyrannochromis sp. retrieves her fry in the face of danger at Mawimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. The vast majority—more than 1,000 species— of fish found in this very special lake are cichlids, small colorful fish that over millennia evolved to fill every ecological niche in the lake and developed a clever parenting technique—mouthbrooding—to make sure that as many young as possible survive to adulthood.<br />
, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Tyrannochromis sp. retrieves her fry in the face of danger at Mawimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. The vast majority—more than 1,000 species— of fish found in this very special lake are cichlids, small colorful fish that over millennia evolved to fill every ecological niche in the lake and developed a clever parenting technique—mouthbrooding—to make sure that as many young as possible survive to adulthood.<br />
, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • A female Tyrannochromis sp. retrieves her fry in the face of danger at Mawimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. The vast majority—more than 1,000 species— of fish found in this very special lake are cichlids, small colorful fish that over millennia evolved to fill every ecological niche in the lake and developed a clever parenting technique—mouthbrooding—to make sure that as many young as possible survive to adulthood.<br />
, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Tyrannochromis sp. retrieves her fry in the face of danger at Mawimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. The vast majority—more than 1,000 species— of fish found in this very special lake are cichlids, small colorful fish that over millennia evolved to fill every ecological niche in the lake and developed a clever parenting technique—mouthbrooding—to make sure that as many young as possible survive to adulthood.<br />
, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Tyrannochromis sp. retrieves her fry in the face of danger at Mawimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. The vast majority—more than 1,000 species— of fish found in this very special lake are cichlids, small colorful fish that over millennia evolved to fill every ecological niche in the lake and developed a clever parenting technique—mouthbrooding—to make sure that as many young as possible survive to adulthood.<br />
, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Tyrannochromis sp. retrieves her fry in the face of danger at Mawimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. The vast majority—more than 1,000 species— of fish found in this very special lake are cichlids, small colorful fish that over millennia evolved to fill every ecological niche in the lake and developed a clever parenting technique—mouthbrooding—to make sure that as many young as possible survive to adulthood.<br />
, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Tyrannochromis sp. retrieves her fry in the face of danger at Mawimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. The vast majority—more than 1,000 species— of fish found in this very special lake are cichlids, small colorful fish that over millennia evolved to fill every ecological niche in the lake and developed a clever parenting technique—mouthbrooding—to make sure that as many young as possible survive to adulthood.<br />
, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Loggerhead Sea turtle (Caretta caretta) tracks on the beach in Juno, Florida, a major nesting location for three of the seven species of sea turtles worldwide - Loggerheads, Greens and Leatherbacks.
    MPOSVDN58.jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • A female Tyrannochromis sp. retrieves her fry in the face of danger at Mawimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. The vast majority—more than 1,000 species— of fish found in this very special lake are cichlids, small colorful fish that over millennia evolved to fill every ecological niche in the lake and developed a clever parenting technique—mouthbrooding—to make sure that as many young as possible survive to adulthood.<br />
, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Tyrannochromis sp. retrieves her fry in the face of danger at Mawimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. The vast majority—more than 1,000 species— of fish found in this very special lake are cichlids, small colorful fish that over millennia evolved to fill every ecological niche in the lake and developed a clever parenting technique—mouthbrooding—to make sure that as many young as possible survive to adulthood.<br />
, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Tyrannochromis sp. retrieves her fry in the face of danger at Mawimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. The vast majority—more than 1,000 species— of fish found in this very special lake are cichlids, small colorful fish that over millennia evolved to fill every ecological niche in the lake and developed a clever parenting technique—mouthbrooding—to make sure that as many young as possible survive to adulthood.<br />
, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Loggerhead Sea turtle (Caretta caretta) tracks on the beach in Juno, Florida, a major nesting location for three of the seven species of sea turtles worldwide - Loggerheads, Greens and Leatherbacks.
    MPOSVBR12.jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...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, breathes on the surface of the Caribbean Sea offshore northern Trinidad prior to nesting in the evening.
    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__...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
  • 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
  • Magnificent Chromodoris (Chromodoris magnifica) in Komodo National Park, Indonesia
    MPO01300.jpg
  • A female Tyrannochromis sp. retrieves her fry in the face of danger at Mawimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. The vast majority—more than 1,000 species— of fish found in this very special lake are cichlids, small colorful fish that over millennia evolved to fill every ecological niche in the lake and developed a clever parenting technique—mouthbrooding—to make sure that as many young as possible survive to adulthood.<br />
, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A male Butterfly Peacock Bass or cichlid, Cichla ocellaris, swims in a South Miami lake. This tropical fish species, originally from the Amazon region of Brazil, was introduced to South Florida in the 1980s to control other invasive species, like tilapia and for catch and release sport fishing.  Peacock bass are a coveted sportfish loved for their fighting spirit and tasty flesh.
    MPO_Peaock_Bass_Tucunare_Cichlid_Mia...jpg
  • A pair of Green Sea Turtles, Chelonia mydas, mates near the surface offshore Juno Beach, Florida.
    MPO_Green_Sea_Turtle_mating_chelonia...jpg
  • Butterfly Peacock Bass, Tucunare or Peacock Cichlid, Cichla sp.  guarding eggs and brood in a South Miami, Florida, United States freshwater lake.
    MPO_Peacock_Bass_MIami_Florida2-2.jpg
  • A pair of Peacock Bass, Cichla sp., guards its brood in a Miami, FL freshwater lake. This tropical freshwater species, also known as the Peacock Cichlid, was intentionally introduced in Florida in the mid 1980s from South America to control the Tilapia population, another invasive species. Throughout its native range (and in Florida) it’s a prized sportfish.
    MPO_Peacock_Bass_Miami_Florida038web.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_Trinidad51.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_Trinidad49.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
  • 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 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_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
  • 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 300-400 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, 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, 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.
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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.
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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 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 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 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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  • 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 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 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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  • 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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  • 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.
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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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