Sea Turtles of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States

by Carol Ruckdeschel and C. Robert Shoop

Book Overview

Written by two of the Southeast's foremost authorities on sea turtle conservation, this is an accessible, fully illustrated guide to the species that frequent the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States.

No one who encounters a sea turtle soon forgets it. The leatherback, for instance, can grow to huge proportions, commonly approaching eight feet in length and more than half a ton in weight. Powerful swimmers, they are also among the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820326143
• ISBN13: 9780820326146
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Wormsloe Foundation Nature Books
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"