Newly hatched sea turtles ‘swim’ their way out of buried nests into the world 1. When green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) emerge from the egg, they are buried in sand up to a metre deep.

In 2008, I had just begun volunteering at Equilibrio Azul — a non-profit marine-research and -conservation organization based in Quito — when colleagues discovered a hawksbill sea turtle ...

But despite their long history on this planet, sea turtles are now facing an existential crisis. Of the seven species that swim in our oceans today, all face potential threats. The hawksbill sea ...