During the last two weeks of November 2008, we recorded 115 tracks of nesting females
and 219 hatching events by green turtles (Chelonia mydas) on one of three beaches on Isla …

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 …

ABSTRACT Chiriqui Beach, in the Comarca Ngöbe-Buglé on the Caribbean coast of
Panama, is the most important nesting beach for leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) …

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 …

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

Costa Rica is considered a hot spot for biodiversity and wildlife conservation in Central
America, and sea turtles are a good example of this. Largely distributed along both the …

The olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) is the most common sea turtle to nest in Colombia.
El Valle beach is considered the most important nesting beach for this species in South …

Grande Riviere Beach in Trinidad and Tobago is an important nesting site in the Caribbean
for the Critically Endangered leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea. Community …

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