Tags
Declining Sea Turtles, Marine Conservation. Pretoma, Olive Ridley Sea Turtle, Playa San Miguel Costa Rica, Where's My Backpack Beaches, Why are sea turtles dying
Dawn – Playa San Miguel Costa Rica
Ailsa’s theme for this week is beaches, and I am blessed to have spent a large part of the past dozen years along the beaches of Central and South America. This post reflects the rewards of visiting the beach in the magical hours at the beginning and end of each day.
Dawn reveals the history of the night; many locals still raid turtle nests along the Pacific Coast. (Playa San Miguel Costa Rica)
Playa Rosada Nicaragua – Thieves raided this turtle nest as well.
The ocean often tosses more than driftwood on the beaches.
“Pelagic Sea Snake”
Turtles die from boats trawling too close to shore with illegal shrimp nets. This is wrong.
During one rainy season at Playa San Miguel Costa Rica, the resident marine biologist flagged me down about an hour before sunset, “Lisa! There’s a turtle nesting!” Continue reading
