Athiefwaits.Helooksalongthebeach.Soon,heseeswhatheislookingfor.Aseaturtleisdigginganest.Shelayshereggsinit.Shedoesn’tseethe thief.
Thethiefstealstheeggs.Hepullsthemoutofthenest,onebyone.Theturtledoesn’tknowit,buthernestisnow empty.
CARIBBEAnSEA
PACIFIC
OCEAN
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Chacocente
La Flor
Beacheswhereseaturtles nest
Seaturtlescometothesebeachestolaytheir eggs.
Struggle
forSurvival
Seaturtleshavelivedinouroceansformillionsofyears.Now,theyareanendangered species.Theyfacemanythreats.Thegreatestoftheseispeople.Peopleinsomecultures eatturtleeggs.Poachers stealeggstosellthem.Littleisknownabouttheroutestheyuse.So,poachersarehardtocatch.Yet,onescientisthadan idea.
Greenseaturtlesareanendangered species.
Somefemaleoliveridleyseaturtlesnestin groups.
1
Afemaleseaturtlecomesontoa beach.
2
Shemakesashallow nest.
3
Themotherturtlelaysmanyeggsinthe nest.
4
Shecoversthenestwithsandandreturnstothe sea.
5
Soon,thehatchlingsbreakthroughtheirshells.Theydigtheirwayoutofthe nest.
6
Theyoungturtlesmaketheirwaytothe ocean.
