Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Leatherback-Turtle-in-West-Papua-27MZIFVUAPV4.htmlConceptually similarLeatherback Turtle's Eggs in West PapuaGP04LC2Completed★★★★Leatherback Turtle's Eggs in West PapuaGP04LC3Completed★★★★Leatherback Turtle's Eggs in West PapuaGP04LC4Completed★★★★Leatherback Turtle in West PapuaGP04L9NCompleted★★★★★★Leatherback Turtle in West PapuaGP04L9OCompleted★★★★Leatherback Turtle in West PapuaGP04L9PCompleted★★★★Leatherback Turtle in West PapuaGP04LC0Completed★★★★Leatherback Turtle in West PapuaGP04LC1Completed★★★★Leatherback Turtle in West PapuaGP04LC5Completed★★★★View AllGP04LC6Leatherback Turtle in West PapuaA leatherback turtle heads out to sea after laying eggs on Jamursba Medi beach, Tambrau District, West Papua. Leatherback turtles are the largest marine turtle species and are considered living dinosaurs as the species have been virtually unchanged for the last 100 million years. The species is critically endangered and may face extinction within the next three decades. Jamursba Medi beach, a remote beach with no villages or towns and one of the last remaining leatherback nesting sites in the western Pacific, is pegged as a site for the development of the Trans -Papua Highway. The construction of the road will threaten the turtle nesting area as well as important habitats for Papua’s birds of paradise and other protected species. Greenpeace is in Indonesia to document one of the world’s most biodiverse – and threatened – environments and to call for urgent action to ensure that the country's oceans and forests are protected.Locations:Indonesia-Southeast Asia-West PapuaDate:20 May, 2013Credit:© Paul Hilton / GreenpeaceMaximum size:3000px X 1972pxKeywords:Beaches-Biodiversity-Defending Our Oceans (campaign title)-Endangered species-KWCI (GPI)-Leatherback sea turtles-Night-Oceans (campaign title)-Outdoors-Sand-TurtlesShoot:Rainbow Warrior Ocean Defender Tour in IndonesiaThe Rainbow Warrior is in Indonesia to document one of the world’s most biodiverse – and threatened – environments. Greenpeace is working to raise awareness on Indonesia’s rich yet fragile environment, and to support President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s commitment to protect the country’s forests and to restore our living oceans back to health. This work is part of the “Ocean Defender Tour of Southeast Asia,” which travels though three countries. In Indonesia, the tour deals with protection of both forests and oceans, and Greenpeace is promoting a message of protecting biodiversity with the title “100% Indonesia: protecting our Forests and Oceans together.”Related Collections:Ocean Defender Tour in Southeast Asia 2013 (Photos and Videos)