The green sea turtle is among the most elegant marine ... located on tropical coastlines (like those around Florida and Costa Rica), with females returning to their natal beaches every two to ...

One female green turtle was struck by a ship just down ... facing a gantlet of predators on land and at sea. Costa Rica began trying to prohibit egg harvests in the 1970s, but enforcement was ...

It was an experience that prepared me for the olive ridley sea turtle arribada (Spanish for “arrival”) on the tropical beach of Ostional, Costa Rica. Turtles came ashore in the of tens of ...

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

Locals call it the arribada, Spanish for “arrival”: the magical days and nights when tens of thousands of sea turtles come ashore on Costa Rica ... sea turtle. Named for its green hue ...