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  2. Leatherback sea turtle - Wikipedia

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    The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), sometimes called the lute turtle, leathery turtle or simply the luth, is the largest of all living turtles and the heaviest non-crocodilian reptile, reaching lengths of up to 2.7 metres (8 ft 10 in) and weights of 500 kilograms (1,100 lb).

  3. Leatherback Trust - Wikipedia

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    The Leatherback Trust is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation and study of sea turtles and freshwater turtles, with special regard for the leatherback sea turtle. [1] The Leatherback Trust was founded in 2000 to help consolidate Las Baulas National Marine Park, one of the last major nesting site for the critically endangered ...

  4. Northeast Ecological Corridor - Wikipedia

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    The beaches along the NEC, which are 8.74 kilometers (5.43 miles) long are important nesting grounds for the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), which starts its nesting season around April each year.

  5. Turtle experts call for cross-border conservation - AOL

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    The turtles, which usually nest multiple times a year, visited a range of places across the Caribbean, with some travelling more than 1,000km (621 miles). ... Leatherback sea turtle washes up on ...

  6. "Like winning the lottery." Palm Beach woman sees leatherback ...

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    Most sea turtles lay their eggs at night, but a Palm Beach woman was in the right place at the right time, saw a leatherback turtle do it during the day. "Like winning the lottery."

  7. Sea turtle migration - Wikipedia

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    The green sea turtle migrates between its nesting sites and its coastal foraging areas. Sea turtle migration is the long-distance movements of sea turtles (superfamily Chelonioidea) notably the long-distance movement of adults to their breeding beaches, but also the offshore migration of hatchings. Sea turtle hatchings emerge from underground ...

  8. Sea Turtle Restoration Project - Wikipedia

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    The Sea Turtle Restoration Project (STRP), founded in 1989, is a project of Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN), a United States 501(c)(3) nonprofit environmental organization with a goal of protecting endangered sea turtles from human-caused threats at nesting beaches and in the ocean.

  9. Tagging of Pacific Predators - Wikipedia

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    The race tracks sea turtles as they move toward feeding areas south of the Galapagos Islands after nesting at Playa Grande in Costa Rica's Las Baulas National Park, the primary nesting area for leatherbacks in the Pacific. TOPP is a cosponsor of The Great Turtle Race, and tracking technology created and used by TOPP is how the turtles are tracked.