🐢 Do you know the leatherback sea turtle? The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) surfaces to breathe. 🌊 Like all sea turtles, it is an air-breathing reptile and must regularly return to the surface to take in oxygen before continuing its journey through the ocean. What makes this species different from other sea turtles is that it does not have a hard shell. Instead, it has a flexible, leathery carapace, which allows it to dive deeper than any other sea turtle and travel vast distan

This beautiful leatherback is returning to the ocean after nesting in Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas. The Park protects one of the most important nesting beaches for the East Pacific leatherback turtle, a population designated as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Park Rangers, local guides, members of local communities, researchers and volunteers are working hard to save these turtles from extinction, as well as to protect the local wildlife a