Tortuguero is located on the northeastern shores of Costa Rica. It is the largest and most
important Atlantic nesting-site of the endangered Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the …

The most important nesting grounds for the black turtle (Chelonia agassizii aka Chelonia
mydas agassizii) are the eastern Pacific areas of Maruata Bay and Colola in Michoacán …

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

Four of the world's seven sea turtle species nest on the central Caribbean coast of
Colombia. These are the loggerhead (Caretta caretta), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) …

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 …

The Caribbean beaches of the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico, provide important nesting
sites for the green (Chelonia mydas) and loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles, and …

The Osa Peninsula is one of the most biodiverse areas of Costa Rica, with Corcovado
National Park, another third in forest reserve, and four of Costa Rica's six species of nesting …

Since 1986, the leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) sea turtle nesting population of the
northeastern coast of Puerto Rico has been monitored and managed. The monitoring area …

The Sea Turtle Conservancy (STC) has been conducting sea turtle research and
conservation efforts at Tortuguero, located on the northern Caribbean coast of Costa Rica …

In 1991, aquatic surveys were conducted on the Peninsula de Paria by the Sea Turtle
Project of the National Parks Authority (DGSPN). Two areas were surveyed, one zone …