Tag team effort brings tech to aid leatherback turtle conservation

Mongabay
Jul 14, 2023, 11:48 am140 pts
It was supposed to be a night like any other. Luis Crespo and his team would walk the beach of Maunabo, Puerto Rico, looking for leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea). Once they’d identified nesting sites, they would attach satellite tags on them to track their movements. This has been the core of…

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