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 ...

The highlight is definitely taking an evening sea turtle nesting tour ... the many years we have lived in Costa Rica. The highlight of Tortuguero is seeing Green Sea Turtles in their nesting ...

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 ...

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 ...