Marine Turtle Nesting in the Dominican Republic

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Of the seven marine turtle species in the world, in this project we have been able to document nesting activity by three of them in the Dominican Republic: leatherback, hawksbill, and green sea turtle.  

Leatherback 

(Dermochelys coriacea)

 

   Hawksbill 

(Eretmochelys imbricata)

 

     

Green turtle 

(Chelonia mydas)

 

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