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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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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. Image available as a premium quality aluminum print ready to hang.
    MPO09924.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.
    MPO09909.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.
    MPOSVCT05.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.
    MPO09914.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.
    MPO09911.jpg
  • Loggerhead Sea Hatchling, Juno Beach, Florida, United States
    4946 Loggerhead Turtle (Carretta car...jpg
  • A Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta caretta, swims over a coral reef in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
    MPOVANSLAO164.jpg
  • Rescued Leatherback Sea Turtle hatchling (Dermochelys coriacea) entering the ocean after hatching in Juno Beach, FL, a major nesting location for the species.
    MPOSVAX15.jpg
  • A Hawksbill Sea Turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, rests among soft corals on a coral reef offshore Palm Beach, Florida, United States. Image available as a premium quality aluminum print ready to hang.
    MPO_Hawksbill_Sea_Turtle_Palm_Beach_...jpg
  • Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta caretta, swims over a coral reef in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
    MPOVANSLAH486.jpg
  • Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) swims past a shipwreck in Palm Beach County, FL. Florida is home to half of the world's population, and Palm Beach County is a major nesting location.
    MPOSVP297.jpg
  • Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta caretta, swims over a coral reef in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
    MPOSVHD11.jpg
  • Male Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) in Palm Beach County, FL. Florida is home to half of the world's population, and Palm Beach County is a major nesting location.
    MPOSVDJ593.jpg
  • Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta caretta, swims over a coral reef in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
    MPOSVDC586.jpg
  • Female Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) equpped with PAT (pop-up archival tags) devices to help biologists from NOAA and conservation organizations like the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, FL determine mortality rates and clutch frequency.
    MPO09932A.jpg
  • Female Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) equpped with PAT (pop-up archival tags) devices to help biologists from NOAA and conservation organizations like the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, FL determine mortality rates and clutch frequency.
    MPO09917A.jpg
  • Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Komodo Island, Indonesia. Image available as a premium quality aluminum print ready to hang.
    3727MPO.jpg
  • 1st Pace; 2006 National Wildlife Photography Awards Competition (Connecting People with Nature pro category); Rehabilitated Loggerhead Turtle released by volunteers in front of crowd in Juno Beach, FL.
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  • Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta caretta, killed by boat strike in Singer Island, Florida, United States.
    3506 Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta ...jpg
  • Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas, swims over a coral reef in Juno Beach, Florida, United States.
    MPOGreenSeaTurtleH08.jpg
  • Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas, swims over a coral reef in Juno Beach, Florida, United States.
    MPOGreenSeaTurtleE05.jpg
  • Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas, swims over a coral reef in Juno Beach, Florida, United States.
    MPOGreenSeaTurtleD04.jpg
  • Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas, swims over a coral reef in Juno Beach, Florida, United States.
    MPOGreenSeaTurtleC03.jpg
  • Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas, swims over a coral reef in Juno Beach, Florida, United States.
    MPOGreenSeaTurtleB02.jpg
  • Close up of the eye of a Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta caretta
    MPOVANSLAI158.jpg
  • Female Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) returning to the Atlantic Ocean after laying her eggs in Juno Beach, FL. a major nesting site for the species.
    MPOSVU63.jpg
  • Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta caretta, swims over a coral reef in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States Image available as a premium quality aluminum print ready to hang.
    MPOSVR303.jpg
  • Hawksbill Sea Turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, swims past an artifiical reef in Palm Beach County, FL. Image available as a premium quality aluminum print ready to hang.
    MPOSVGP708.jpg
  • Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) mating offshore Palm Beach, FL. The summer months witness the arrival of large numbers of green sea turtles to the Palm Beaches, where they mate and lay eggs.
    MPOSVFC92.jpg
  • Loggerhead Sea Turtles, Caretta caretta, court offshore Palm Beach County, Florida, prior to mating.
    MPOSVE997.jpg
  • Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta caretta, swims over a coral reef in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
    MPOSVFB57.jpg
  • Female Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) returning to the Atlantic Ocean after laying her eggs in Juno Beach, FL. a major nesting site for the species.
    MPOSVDH52.jpg
  • Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta caretta, swims over a coral reef in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
    MPOSVD17.jpg
  • Rescued Loggerhead Sea Turtle Hatchling (Caretta caretta) on its way to the Atlantic Ocean after hatching on Juno Beach, FL, a major nesting location for the species.
    MPOSVB67.jpg
  • A Hawksbill Sea Turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, foreground, and a Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta caretta, background, swim side by side on a coral reef offshore Jupiter, Florida, United States.
    MPOSVAO196.jpg
  • Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) mating offshore Palm Beach, FL. The summer months witness the arrival of large numbers of green sea turtles to the Palm Beaches, where they mate and lay eggs. Image available as a premium quality aluminum print ready to hang.
    MPONeill_GreenTurtles.jpg
  • Mating Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) offshore Palm Beach, FL. Florida is home to half the world's population of Loggerheads, and Palm Beach County a major nesting area.
    MPO09079A.jpg
  • Mating Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) offshore Palm Beach, FL. Florida is home to half the world's population of Loggerheads, and Palm Beach County a major nesting area.
    MPO09065.jpg
  • Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Komodo Island, Indonesia.
    MPO01001.jpg
  • Rehabilitated Loggerhead Turtle, Caretta caretta, released by volunteers in front of crowd in Juno Beach, FL.
    5623.jpg
  • Female Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) nesting in Juno Beach; FL. Southeast Florida is one of the most important nesting and foraging locations for Loggerheads worldwide.
    MPOSVC39.jpg
  • Female Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) equpped with PAT (pop-up archival tags) devices to help biologists from NOAA and conservation organizations like the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, FL determine mortality rates and clutch frequency.
    MPO09909A.jpg
  • Mating Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) offshore Palm Beach, FL. Florida is home to half the world's population of Loggerheads, and Palm Beach County a major nesting area.
    MPO09106.jpg
  • Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) in Palm Beach County, FL.
    MPO8562.jpg
  • Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) in Palm Beach County, FL. Notice carapace or shell broken by a boat collision.
    MPO8646.jpg
  • 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.
    MPO4030.jpg
  • 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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  • Wild, non-habituated female American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) guarding her nest in the Everglades, FL.
    MPO093076.jpg
  • Male Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) in Palm Beach County, FL. Florida is home to half of the world's population, and Palm Beach County is a major nesting location.
    MPOSVDE588.jpg
  • Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) mating offshore Palm Beach, FL. The summer months witness the arrival of large numbers of green sea turtles to the Palm Beaches, where they mate and lay eggs.
    MPOSVBX09.jpg
  • Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) mating offshore Palm Beach, FL. The summer months witness the arrival of large numbers of green sea turtles to the Palm Beaches, where they mate and lay eggs.
    MPOSVAK70.jpg
  • A large male Common Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina, rests on the bottom of the Ichetucknee River in North Florida.
    MPO_Common_Snapping_Turtle_underwate...jpg
  • A pair of Green Sea Turtles, Chelonia mydas, mates near the surface offshore Juno Beach, Florida.
    MPO_Green_Sea_Turtle_mating_chelonia...jpg
  • Endemic to the Galapagos Islands, the Marine Iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus, is unique among lizards as it's the only species to forage in the ocean, with males diving every day to feed on algae growing on rocks in the cold water. Females and the young feed in the intertidal zone.
    MPO_Galapagos0066.jpg
  • An American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, basks near a flooded Cypress forest in Everglades National Park, Florida.
    MPO_American_Alligator_Everglades_Fl...jpg
  • An American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, feeds on an invasive Burmese Python, Python bivittatus, in Evergaldes National Park in South Florida. Inadvertently introduced into wetlands, pythons have multiiplied and severely impacted local wildlife.
    MPO_Alligator_eating_Python_Everglad...jpg
  • An American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, feeds on an invasive Burmese Python, Python bivittatus, in Evergaldes National Park in South Florida. Inadvertently introduced into wetlands, pythons have multiiplied and severely impacted local wildlife.
    MPO_Alligator_eating_Python_Everglad...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
  • 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_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 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
  • 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
  • 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.
    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
  • 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
  • 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
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