Doug Perrine / Pacific leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) a critically endangered species, Kei ( or Kai ) Islands, Moluccas, eastern Indonesia, Banda Sea, Southwest Pacific Ocean

Jurgen Freund / Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) hatchlings running to the sea from nest. Jamursbamedi, West Papua, Irian Jaya, Indonesia.

Konrad Wothe / Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) digging a nest, Trinidad, West Indies.

Graham Eaton / Leatherback Turtle Hatchling (Dermochelys coriacea) crossing a beach towards the sea at sunrise, Cayenne, French Guiana, July

Graham Eaton,Graham Eaton / A hatchling Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) nearing the waters edge, Cayenne, French Guiana

Graham Eaton / Leatherback Turtle Hatchling (Dermochelys coriacea) crossing a beach towards the sea, seen from above. Cayenne, French Guiana, July.

Graham Eaton / Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) hatchling crossing a beach to get to the sea. Cayenne, French Guiana, July.

Graham Eaton / Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) covering her nest with sand after egg laying. Cayenne, French Guiana, July.

Jurgen Freund / Split-level shot of Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) baby swimming in the sea near the beach. Warmamedi beach, Bird's Head Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia, July 2009

Jurgen Freund / Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) baby speeding towards the sea. Warmamedi beach, Bird's Head Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia, July 2009

Jurgen Freund / Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) baby. Warmamedi beach, Bird's Head Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia, July 2009.

Jurgen Freund / Portrait of newly hatched Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) baby. Warmamedi beach, Bird's Head Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia, July 2009.

Jurgen Freund / Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) baby hatchlings coming out of their nest. Warmamedi beach, Bird's Head Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia, July 2009.

Jurgen Freund / Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) female laying her clutch of eggs. Warmamedi beach, Bird's Head Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia, July 2009.

Jurgen Freund / Newly hatched Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) babies moving from the nest towards the sea. Warmamedi beach, Bird's Head Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia, July 2009.

Jurgen Freund / Newly hatched Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) babies moving from the nest towards the sea. Warmamedi beach, Bird's Head Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia, July 2009

Jurgen Freund / Newly hatched Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) babies moving from the nest towards the sea. Warmamedi beach, Bird's Head Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia, July 2009.

Jurgen Freund / Split-level shot of Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) with West Papuan boy in the water. Warmamedi beach, Bird's Head Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia, July 2009

Jurgen Freund / Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) underwater. Kei islands, Indonesia, November

Jurgen Freund / Leatherback turtle eggs weighed and measured before relocation-burying to hatchery by State Universiti of Papua (UNIPA) students and WWF staff Daro Tadu. Warmamedi beach, Bird's Head Peninsula, West P...

Pete Oxford / Leatherback female returning to sea {Cermochelys coriacea} Grande Riviere, Trinidad

Mike Parry / Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) underwater view of swimming hatchling, Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea

Mike Parry / Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) hatchling trio entering sea, Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea

Mike Parry / Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) on land, Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea, critically endangered

Shane P. White / Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) female returning to sea after egg laying, Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean

Shane P. White / Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) females laying eggs on beach at sunset, Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean

Kevin Schafer / Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) female laying eggs, Las Baulas National Park, Costa Rica

Sirachai Arunrugstitchai / Under dim red light, marine biologist and park officials dig up the nest of a Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) uncovering the hatchlings that were stuck in hard sand, prior to them into t...

Doug Perrine / Traditional subsistence hunters struggle to subdue a harpooned Pacific leatherback sea turtle, (Dermochelys coriacea) a Critically Endangered species, Kei (or Kai) Islands, Moluccas, eastern Indonesia...

Doug Perrine / Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is pulled back to the boat after being harpooned by traditional subsistence hunters, Kei ( or Kai ) Islands, Moluccas, eastern Indonesia, Banda Sea, South...

Doug Perrine / Traditional subsistence hunters tie a line around a harpooned Leatherback sea turtle, (Dermochelys coriacea) Kei / Kai Islands, Moluccas, eastern Indonesia, Banda Sea, Southwest Pacific Ocean

Doug Perrine / Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) restrained by two harpoon lines bleeds after being clubbed over the head by traditional subsistence hunters; Kei ( or Kai ) Islands, Moluccas, eastern Ind...

Doug Perrine / Pacific leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) critically endangered, with shark bites out of front and rear flippers, Kei or Kai Islands, Moluccas, eastern Indonesia, Banda Sea.

Adrian Davies / Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) laying eggs on beach at night. Trinidad

Adrian Davies / Man measuring Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) during scientific research, Trinidad.

Adrian Davies / Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) laying eggs on beach at night, Trinidad.

Graham Eaton / Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) female returning to the sea after egg laying, Cayenne, French Guiana.

Robin Chittenden / Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) female returning to sea after laying eggs, Trinidad and Tobago, April

Robin Chittenden / Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) female returning to sea after laying eggs, Trinidad and Tobago, April

Brandon Cole / Woman holding Leatherback sea turtle hatchling (Dermochelys coriacea) Florida, USA, July. Model released

Daniel Heuclin / Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), tracks, French Guiana

Daniel Heuclin / Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), on beach, French Guiana

Daniel Heuclin / Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), on beach, French Guiana

Daniel Heuclin / Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), on beach, French Guiana

Daniel Heuclin / Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), on beach, French Guiana

Daniel Heuclin / Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), on beach, French Guiana

Konrad Wothe / Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) digging nest, Trinidad, West Indies, Caribbean

Pascal Kobeh / Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) female laying eggs at night on Mana beach, French Guyana