Leatherback Sea Turtles Conservation Program at Gandoca Beach
WIDECAST - Leatherback sea turtle 4/10
Presentation by Dr. Scott Eckert, Director of Science, WIDECAST.org about Leatherback Sea Turtles
WIDECAST - Leatherback sea turtle 5/10
Presentation by Dr. Scott Eckert, Director of Science, WIDECAST.org about Leatherback Sea Turtles
WIDECAST - Leatherback sea turtle 1/10
Presentation held at Trinity Center in Salter Path, NC by Dr. Scott Eckert of widecast.org and Duke University about the wondrous Leatherback sea turtle
Costa Rica Sea Turtle Project Dec 2013
WIDECAST sea turtle project on Osa peninsula, Costa Rica Adult green sea turtles were caught in nets then measured, tagged, and a tissue sample was taken. They then were released back into the wild!
LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLE nesting site & tracks
RAINSONG 'S SEA TURTLE PROTECTION PROJECT sends volunteers to patrol the beaches near MANZANILLO de COBANO, COSTA RICA.
5 SPECIES OF SEA TURTLES NEST ON THESE BEACHES :
HAWKSBILL, LEATHERBACK, GREEN, BLACK, & OLIVE RIDLEY.
SEA TURTLES ARE ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION IN COSTA RICA DUE TO ILLEGAL NESTROBBING OF EGGS, ILLEGAL GILLNETTING, ILLEGAL SHRIMPING, LONG-LINING, ALSO DUE TO AN AGGRESSIVE ILLEGAL BLACK MARKET FOR SEA TURTLE FLESH, EGGS, & SHELLS ...
the lack of protection on nesting beaches has caused a population reduction of 90% to 96% for most of the sea turtle species nesting in COSTA RICA.
Leatherback nesting
Leatherback sea turtle nesting in Gandoca beach, Costa Rica
Gandoca, have fun and save Turtles
Not everithing in the Sea Turtle program at Gandoca Beach is work, we enjoy our free time in this way!!! Make new friends is the second best remember of this program, of curse the first one is SAVE THE SEA TURTLES!!!