Saving sea turtles : extraordinary stories from the battle against extinction /

Spotila, James R., 1944-

Saving sea turtles : extraordinary stories from the battle against extinction / James R. Spotila. - 1 online resource (231 pages) : color illustrations

Includes index.

Sea turtles in the modern world : where do we stand today? -- Life in the egg : buried alive under two feet of sand -- Race to the sea : coatis, crabs, and night herons, oh my! -- To the horizon : the first day -- Lost and found : life as a juvenile -- The deadliest catch : the other side of fishing -- Out of the fire : the gauntlet continues -- Return to the beach : you can't go home anymore -- Nesting : taking back the night -- Las Baulas : the last hope for Pacific leatherbacks -- Ostional : the egg-stained sands of Costa Rica -- Global warming : rising seas, lost beaches, and genders -- The great turtle race : a new approach to conservation education -- Sea turtles and satellites : tales of technology -- 2100 : a world with, or without, sea turtles?

9781421402109


Sea turtles.


Electronic books.

QL666.C536 / S688 2011

639.9/77928