Saving Sea Turtles: Extraordinary Stories from the Battle Against Extinction

by James R. Spotila

Book Overview

In April 2007, eleven leatherback turtles captured the imagination of the public worldwide as they "raced" from Costa Rica toward the Gal pagos Islands. Known as the Great Turtle Race, this event tracked these critically endangered sea turtles, drawing attention to their fragile status and generating data on the turtles vital to efforts to study and protect them.

But the Great Turtle Race is just one of many tools marine conservationists...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801899079
• ISBN13: 9780801899072
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher