Welcome
to
the leatherback turtle conservation project at Parque Nacional
Marino Las Baulas, Costa Rica.
New....
The 2002/03 season is underway, so
far there have
not been as many turtles as we had hoped. Results
for this season are available here (updated Feb
11th 2003).
The complete results of the main
project and the hatchery
from the 2001/02 season (posted February 18, 2002).
Here
you can find information about the project, other
activities taking
place and turtle biology in general. Our results from
the current
season are presented and will be updated regularly so you can
experience "live" biology taking place in a remote field site.
The field season for 2002/03 is now underway and you
can follow
the progress of conservation work and data collection
during this
time and after. Select one of the options in the panel on the
left to learn more about these amazing animals and what Drexel
University, Indiana Purdue University and Earthwatch are doing
to study and protect them.
Click on the
turtle to see the
latest results
