759-14589 - Sea Turtle nesting boxes, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

759-14588 - Sea Turtle nesting boxes, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

83-13367 - Olive Ridley turtle leaves after nesting at this crucial beach refuge, Playa Ostional, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America

83-13365 - Olive Ridley turtle digs nest in the sun at this crucial beach refuge, Playa Ostional, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America

83-13360 - Vultures wait to steal eggs as Olive Ridley turtle digs nest at this refuge, Ostional, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America

860-291099 - Loggerheads (Caretta caretta), is a species of oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world. But persistent population declines due to pollution, shrimp trawling, and development in their nesting areas. Listed as Vulnerable IUCN. Terceira island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean

857-95355 - Incredible views from the hard to reach beach at Halape along the Puna Coast Trail in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island. This beach is a turtle nesting sanctuary protected federally by the United States.

857-95358 - Incredible views from the hard to reach beach at Halape along the Puna Coast Trail in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island. This beach is a turtle nesting sanctuary protected federally by the United States.

857-95357 - Incredible views from the hard to reach beach at Halape along the Puna Coast Trail in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island. This beach is a turtle nesting sanctuary protected federally by the United States.

857-95356 - Incredible views from the hard to reach beach at Halape along the Puna Coast Trail in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island. This beach is a turtle nesting sanctuary protected federally by the United States.

857-95361 - Turtle nesting signs and no camping allowed beyond this point at Halape Beach, a protected wildlife reserve where camping is allowed in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island

857-95354 - Camping at Halape Beach, a very remote beach 11.3 miles down the Puna Coast Trail in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island. Halape is a turtle nesting sanctuary that is federally protected and very difficult to reach.

465-3210 - Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) common around Pom Pom Island, an important nesting grounds for these marine turtles, Celebes Sea, Sabah, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

971-48 - Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) eggs being collected for transfer to a safer hatchery location, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

971-47 - Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) eggs being collected for transfer to a safer hatchery location, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

971-42 - Turtle warden with nesting Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

971-36 - Researchers measuring a female Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) at its nest site, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

971-49 - Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) at nest site, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

971-45 - Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) excavating a nest hole, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

971-37 - Applying a tag to a Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) at its nesting site, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

971-46 - Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) laying eggs under the watchful eyes of a conservation worker, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

906-13 - Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) underwater, species endangered globally, but can be observe in the Mediterranean Sea both close to and remote from nesting sites, Kythira Sea, Greece.

1036-181 - Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) - adult female returning to sea after laying eggs in the sand. Bird Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. (RR)

1036-180 - Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) - adult female returning to sea after laying eggs in the sand. Bird Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. (RR)

1036-182 - Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) - adult female returning to sea after laying eggs in the sand. Bird Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean (RR)

979-1382 - Adult female green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) hauled out and laying eggs on Ascension Island, south Atlantic Ocean

817-83762 - Ostional,small village on the pacific coast is the only place in Costa Rica where the Olive Ridley Turtle is nesting, All the village is involve in the protection of this turtle, The turtle arrive in a massive 'arribada' every month and lay the eggs.