A leatherback turtle on the beach. Communities in Trinidad and Tobago are actively conserving the leatherback. (Photo courtesy: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region Follow/CC by 2.0)
Trinis know ‘a turtle is worth more alive than dead’
By Nalisha Kalideen NAIROBI, Kenya (IPS) — On the north-eastern shores of Trinidad and Tobago, on the shoreline of Matura, more than 10,000 leatherback turtles climb the beaches to nest…


