A mass abduction on an idyllic beach in Costa Rica has concluded with happy endings - 736 of them. Poachers snatched hundreds of sea turtle eggs from nests along Costa Rica’s southern coast, a crucial ...

A mass abduction on an idyllic beach in Costa Rica has concluded with happy endings — 736 of them. Poachers snatched hundreds of sea turtle eggs from nests along Costa Rica’s southern coast, a crucial ...

By Shreya Dasgupta The green turtle, found across the world’s oceans, is recovering after decades of decline, according to ...

In a disconcerting incident along Costa Rica’s southern coast, poachers recently targeted the nesting grounds of sea turtles, putting the lives of hundreds of these endangered creatures at risk. The ...

Hawksbill nesting density was very low throughout the season in 2007, with only two nests recorded; one in May, the other in July. During 2007, a total of 39 track surveys were conducted along the ...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — The Costa Rican government says illegal fishing could be the cause of 280 sea turtles showing up dead in the Golfo Dulce off the Pacific coast. Environment ministry ...

Nests in some regions will be "completely vanished" in the next several decades. Sea level rise is likely presenting more threats to an already vulnerable marine species, according to new research. As ...

Bjorndal, Karen A., Wetherall, Jerry A., Bolten, Alan B., and Mortimer, Jeanne A. 1999. "Twenty-Six Years of Green Turtle Nesting at Tortuguero, Costa Rica: an ...