The leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea, the only extant species in its family, is
categorized as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. The protection of nesting beaches and the …

The number of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) nesting at Parque Marino Las
Baulas declined precipitously in the 15 years that we monitored the population (1988–1989 …

Proyecto Laúd coordinates the conservation activities for the leatherback turtle on 4 index
beaches of the Mexican Pacific, combining efforts of different government and …

Leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea nesting has declined on Pacific beaches and as a
result the species is considered Critically Endangered. Atlantic populations are, however …

The leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is listed by the World Conservation Union
(IUCN) as a Critically Endangered species (Hilton-Taylor, 2000) and populations are …

Playa Langosta is 1 of 3 nesting beaches in Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas de
Guanacaste, and is 1.3-km long. The 3 beaches (Langosta, Grande, and Ventanas) …

Long-term demographic data are valuable for assessing the effect of anthropogenic impacts
on endangered species and evaluating recovery programs. Using a 2-state open robust …

We collected data on nesting ecology and identified individual turtles that nested at Parque
Nacional Las Baulas, Costa Rica, one of the few remaining nesting sites for Pacific …

Leatherback turtles have been studied intermittently along the Caribbean coast of Costa
Rica since 1957 but continuous monitoring was not initiated until the 1990 s. Leatherback …

Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) nesting activity was monitored, individual
movements via flipper tag recoveries and satellite telemetry were determined, and illegal …