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Costa Rica This resort town was long known for Leatherback Sea Turtle National Park , nightly turtle beach tours and even a sea turtle museum. So Kaja Michelson, a Swedish tourist, arrived with high expectations. “Of course we’re hoping to see turtles...
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The federal government will on Sunday put the world's largest sea turtle on the threatened species list. Fairfax newspapers say the leatherback turtle will now be classed as endangered. Environment Minister Peter Garrett will assess any coastal or marine...
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Thailand (AP) -- A leatherback turtle has been tracked swimming from the coast of the Papua province in Indonesia to Oregon, researchers said, in what may be the longest trip for marine vertebrae between breeding and feeding sites. "This is an
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