The Great Turtle Race 
April 9, 2007
The beach next to my house in Costa Rica is home to one of the most famous nesting places of the leatherback turtles. To raise funds to protect Playa Grande a turtle race is being organized.Eleven leatherback turtles are swimming across the Pacific Ocean to the Galapagos Islands in a "race" that will be tracked online to draw attention to the plight of the endangered creatures.The turtles have been tagged with satellite communication devices that give their positions as they head south from their nesting sites on Costa Rica's Playa Grande beach to feeding grounds near the Galapagos, about 950 miles (1,500 kilometers) away.www.greatturtlerace.com
 
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