My life with sea turtles A marine biologist's quest to protect one of the most ancient animals on Earth
Book - 2024
"In 2015, a team of researchers carefully removed a plastic straw from a sea turtle's nostril off the coast of Costa Rica. The disturbing incident, which was captured on video, went viral, leading to corporate straw bans around the world. In this evocative book, the marine biologist behind the camera, Christine Figgener, recounts her own life spent studying and protecting sea turtles. Figgener describes patrolling the beach at night, swimming with turtles in the open ocean, watching tiny turtles emerge from sandy nests, and risking her life during tropical storms. We learn about her experience as a woman in conservation, a male dominated space where she struggles to be taken seriously. Through discovering the fascinating science o...f sea turtles and the threats they face today, readers will be inspired to live their own lives differently to ensure the survival of these magnificent creatures."--
- Subjects
- Genres
- autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies - Published
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Vancouver ; Berkeley ; London :
Greystone Books
2024.
- Language
- English
German - Main Author
- Other Authors
- Item Description
- Translation of: Meine Reise mit den Meeresschildkröten: Wie ich als Meeresbiologin für unsere Ozeane kämpfe.
Includes index. - Physical Description
- 255 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Issued also in electronic format - ISBN
- 9781778400582
- Prologue
- 1. From the Nest Out Into the World
- 2. Diving in a Sea Turtle Kindergarten
- 3. Coming of Age
- 4. You Are What You Eat
- 5. The Voyages of Sea Turtles
- 6. Sea Turtle Love
- 7. Homecoming
- 8. The Life ofa Sea Turtle Biologist
- 9. A New Generation
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Index
