Isla Culebra
 
Sea Turtle Research and Conservation
Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources
Isla Culebra, Puerto Rico
June 2007
 

   


Home dock at
Ensenada Honda
One of the boats used in turtle capture and release
Ready to leave for the day
Arriving in Los Manglares
Joaquín (pillo!)
at Playa Tortuga
on Isla Culebrita
Abby brings in a newly captured green sea turtle
Robert and Carlos
measure and tag a turtle
Plastic and metal tags are placed on the front flippers
Patricia protects a
turtle from the sun
The official Ramon and Carlos reunion picture
Ready to release
one of the turtles
Adiós
Patricia and Robert
take a break
The whole gang
at Culebrita
Home base
back on Culebra
Warehouse and
rehabilitation facility
Rolando cares for a turtle found with a fish hook
deep in its mouth
Cactus at sunset
Playa Resaca
in the early morning
Baby iguana
Baby iguana
The name of the island
is Snake after all
Tracks to and from a nest made by a leatherback sea turtle the night before
Carlos marks the nest
for later study
Peace in Playa Resaca
Baby leatherback turtles found stranded in a nest
Perfect miniatures
of the giant adults
They know where to go...
...but they can use an escort to keep the birds away
Canal through the
town of Dewey
Leatherback turtle after laying eggs at night
on Playa Brava
Its shell alone was
over five feet long
Elimelec and Yavier inspect an older nest while two volunteers stand by
Playa Flamenco
Tank formerly used for military target practice
Tank formerly used for military target practice
Head of the trail to
Playa Carlos Rosario
Playa Carlos Rosario
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