Tracking Lucero: Scientists follow a rare Eastern Pacific leatherback sea turtle

Mongabay
May 26, 2026, 4:33 pm62 ptsTrending
Fewer than 1,000 leatherback sea turtles remain in the Eastern Pacific, nesting along the coastline that runs from Mexico to Ecuador. Scientists have previously fitted tracking devices to leatherbacks on other beaches across Latin America and from bycatch near Ecuador. However, they recently tagged the first…

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