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Saving the Ocean  Trinidad's Turtle Giants - Preview

Learn how Trinidad transformed leatherback turtles from shark bait to tourist attraction. Details

 

Program: Saving the Ocean

Episode: Trinidad's Turtle Giants - Preview

After local leaders launched a crusade to end the slaughter of Trinidad’s thousand-pound leatherback turtles, the turtles were transformed from shark bait to tourist attraction. Now Trinidad’s beaches support 80 percent of the entire Caribbean’s leatherbacks and nearby villages make a great living catering to the visitors.

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Duration: (0:30)
Premiere Date: 01/03/2013
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR

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