Leatherback Sea Turtle
This is an image of the Leatherback sea turtle. Its scientific name is Dermochelys coriacea. The leatherback sea turtle is the largest sea turtle of them all. Their species has been decreasing greatly through out the Pacific and major nesting beaches. It's endangered. There was a recent increase on the south coast of Florida.
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Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
This is an image of the Kemp's Ridley sea turtle. They nest in large groups called arribadas. The arribada of Kemp's Ridleys occurs at regular intervals between April and June. In 1942, a Mexican architect filmed an estimated 42,000 Ridleys nesting at Rancho Nuevo in one day. Its scientific name is Lepidochelys kempii.
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Olive Ridley Sea TurtleThis is an image of an Olive Ridley sea turtle. Nesting population has declined more than 80 percent since 1967. Declines are also documented for Playa Nancite, Costa Rica, however other nesting populations along the Pacific coast of Mexico and Costa Rica appear stable or increasing. In the Indian Ocean, Gahirmatha located in the Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, India, supports perhaps the largest nesting population with an average of 398,000 females nesting in a given year. This population continues to be threatened by nearshore trawl fisheries. Its scientific name is Lepidochelys olivacea.
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