Hawksbill Turtle Nesting

Hawksbill turtle laying eggs. Saudi island in the Gulf.

Unique identifier: GP0CIE

Type: Image

Locations: Arabian Peninsula, Jana, Saudi Arabia

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Elizabeth Salter

Size: 3629px × 2394px 1MB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Turtle Research Project in the Gulf

Greenpeace turtle research in the Gulf. The team were monitoring the nesting and hatching success of Green and Hawksbill turtles on islands off Saudi Arabia. The project was a continuation of research started by the Saudis in 1985. One of the aims was to investigate the effects of oil spills on nesting habitats.

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