Spanish Researchers Discover Significant Leatherback Turtle Nesting Beaches In The Caribbean
Friday, August 1, 2008 - 10:21
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Spanish researchers recently explored around 100 kilometers of practically uncharted Atlantic beach in the north of Colombia and south of Panama between the years 2006 and 2007. In the course of their work, they came across extensive nesting grounds that bring new hope for the survival of the leatherback turtle. This species suffered a grave decline in the twentieth century and is among those considered by the World Conservation Union to be in critical danger of extinction.
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