The ecology and reproductive biology of the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) was
studied on a high-energy nesting beach near Laguna Jalova, Costa Rica, between 28 …

Playa Langosta is a small (1.3 km), but very important nesting beach for leatherback turtles,
Dermochelys coriacea, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. From the beginning of October …

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 …

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 …

“Marine Turtle Conservation in the Wider Caribbean Region—A Dialogue for Effective
Regional Management” Santo Domingo, 16–18 November 1999 and remigrate at 2-3+ year …

The leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is classified as Endangered throughout its
global range (Groombridge, 1993). Increases in the number of nesting females have been …

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

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

The black sand beach of Tortuguero National Park on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica
hosts the largest green turtle (Chelonia mydas) breeding colony in the Western Hemisphere …