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Saving sea turtles : extraordinary stories from the battle against extinction / James R. Spotila

Catalog Data

Author:
Spotila, James R. 1944-  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 216 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2011
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
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?
Topic:
Sea turtles  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_967916