Nesting Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (IMAGE)

Wildlife Conservation Society

Nesting Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

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This is a nesting olive ridley sea turtle on the coast of Gabon. Researchers from the University of California-Santa Cruz, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and the University of Exeter have conducted the first comprehensive tracking study of olive ridleys to determine if current protection for the species in Central Africa is adequate.

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Sara M. Maxwell.

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