To find the greatest marine biodiversity on the planet, head to the Bird’s Head region of Papua Island, home of unique corals, fish, and endangered sea turtles. Beaches there provide […]
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Curaçao Island Sea Turtles
Endangered green, hawksbill, and loggerhead marine turtles still swim around Curaçao, but their populations have declined significantly. This project seeks to protect them by reaching out to tourists, who pose […]
Bathway Beach
Grenada has one of the largest nesting populations of critically endangered leatherback turtles in the Caribbean. These sea turtles–the biggest in the world–nest on Levera and Bathway beaches, located in […]
Ranawangko
With neighboring villages Tulaun and Tulap, the tiny coastal village of Ranawangko in Indonesia owns part of an extensive strip of beach. It is critical nesting ground for four species […]
Kwale Island
Tanzania’s Kwale Island has an area of 7.1 square kilometers (2.7 square miles) and is located approximately 140 kilometers (87 miles) south of Dar es Salaam. The island is located […]
El Paredón
The mangroves and beaches of El Paredón are great destinations for anyone who wants to observe birds or marine turtles. The forest, tucked inside the Sipacate-Naranjo National Park on Guatemala’s […]
Montecristo Island
Hawksbill, olive ridley, green, and leatherback turtles nest on the beaches of Montecristo Island, one of the main sea turtle nesting sites in El Salvador. But poachers take eggs. Snakes, […]
El Pardito Island and Palma Sola
The Gulf of California, between the Mexican mainland and the long skinny peninsula of Baja California Sur, is one of the most biodiverse seas in the world. Its waters harbor […]
Carriacou Island
The island of Carriacou, in the eastern Caribbean, is known for shipbuilders who craft wooden sailing vessels using designs that have changed little in two centuries. It is also home […]
Antigua
The island of Antigua, in the Eastern Caribbean, hosts important populations of hawksbill, green, and leatherback turtles. The Antigua Sea Turtle Project (ASTP) monitors sea turtle populations there and collects […]