A Leatherback hatchling has 2 percent chance of survival. maybe this will be the lucky one.
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Leatherback after nesting.
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Tanya is a South African and was an all time volunteer on the project in 2008.
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Nesting Leatherback at Playa Avellanas.
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Poaching has helped to create a 90% reduction in the population of Leatherback sea turtles.Two generations of poachers here, we stopped this one.
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Example of camoflauged tracks.
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Jesse Gustafson can walk for days on end without a rest.
He was our #1 volunteer of the 2007-2008 season.
The turtles thank-you Gus!
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A stolen nest is definately a thumbs down event.This was one that did not make it.
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Stolen Green Sea Turtle nest in the Bay of Turtles.
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Poached nest. December 2004.
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Marie was a Swedish volunteer that was a great asset to our patrols during the 07/08 season.
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