leaving the eggs to hatch after about two months. The most dangerous time of a green turtle’s life is when it makes the journey from nest to sea. Multiple predators, including crabs and flocks ...

Renowned sea turtle conservationist Archie Carr and others raised the alarm as they observed very high harvest rates of eggs and adults on and near important nesting beaches. In his book, The Reptiles ...

where females dig nests and lay their eggs during the nesting season. Green turtle nesting sites are often located on tropical coastlines (like those around Florida and Costa Rica), with females ...

eggs, skin or shells. Over many centuries, widespread and catastrophic levels of consumption has decimated global sea turtle populations. Some scientists have estimated that the number of green ...

A group of scientists gather around a collection of green turtle eggs, gently placing them in experimental nests irrigated with seawater to lower their temperature. The level of human intervention ...

The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources has dispatched officials to inspect the area, search for any remaining eggs ...