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Shell Beach, Guyana

Shell Beach, Guyana, located on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Guyana in the Barima-Waini Region, near the Venezuelan border, is a nesting site for four of the eight sea turtle species - the Olive Ridley, Hawksbill turtle, Green Sea Turtle and Leatherback Sea Turtle....
, located on the Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres . It covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface....
 coast of Guyana
Guyana

Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and previously known as British Guiana, is the only state of the Commonwealth of Nations on mainland South America....
 in the Barima-Waini
Barima-Waini

Barima-Waini is a Regions of Guyana of Essequiban Guyana, a territory in dispute by Guyana and Venezuela, located in the northwest of the country....
 Region, near the Venezuela
Venezuela

Venezuela , officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a country on the northern coast of South America.The country comprises a continental mainland and numerous islands located off the Venezuelan coastline in the Caribbean Sea....
n border, is a nesting site for four of the eight sea turtle
Sea turtle

Sea turtles are turtles found in all the world's oceans except the Arctic Ocean. There are seven living species of sea turtles: Flatback Sea Turtle, Green Sea Turtle, Hawksbill turtle, Kemp's Ridley, leatherback sea turtle, Loggerhead Sea Turtle and Olive Ridley Sea Turtle....
 species - the Olive Ridley
Olive Ridley

The Olive Ridley , also known as the Pacific Ridley, is one of the smallest species of sea turtle. It is named for the olive-green color of its heart-shaped shell....
, Hawksbill
Hawksbill turtle

The hawksbill turtle is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in its genus. The species has a worldwide distribution, with Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean subspecies....
, Green
Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas, commonly known as the green turtle is a large sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in the genus Chelonia....
 and Leatherback
Leatherback Sea Turtle

The leatherback turtle is the largest of all living sea turtles and the fourth largest reptile behind three crocodilians. It is the only living species in the genus Dermochelys....
. Shell Beach
Shell Beach, Guyana

Shell Beach, Guyana, located on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Guyana in the Barima-Waini Region, near the Venezuelan border, is a nesting site for four of the eight sea turtle species - the Olive Ridley, Hawksbill turtle, Green Sea Turtle and Leatherback Sea Turtle....
 extends for approximately 140km
KM

KM, Km, or km may stand for:*Kilometre *KM - the Michaelis constant in Michaelis-Menten kinetics*Kernel methods*Kettle Moraine High School...
.

Turtle
Turtle

Turtles are reptiles of the Order Testudines , most of whose body is shielded by a special bone or cartilage animal shell developed from their ribs....
s used to be slaughtered for their meat
Meat

In modern English usage, meat most often refers to animal biological tissue used as food, mostly skeletal muscle and associated fat, but it may also refer to offal, including livers, skin, brains, bone marrow, kidneys, in some countries lungs, and a variety of other internal organs as well as blood....
 and eggs but are now part of a non-governmental conservation
Marine conservation

Marine conservation, also known as marine resources conservation, is the protection and preservation of ecosystems in oceans and seas. Marine conservation focuses on limiting human-caused damage to marine ecosystems, and on restoration ecology damaged marine ecosystems....
 program. Shell Beach is not formally protected, although direct and indirect conservation activities to protect the nest
Nest

A nest is a place of refuge to hold an animal's Egg s and/or provide a place to live or raise offspring. They are usually made of some life material such as twigs, grass, and leaf; or may simply be a depression in the ground, or a hole in a tree, rock or building....
ing sea turtles started in the 1960s, when Dr. Peter Pritchard
Peter Pritchard

Dr. Peter Pritchard is a leading turtle zoologist. Educated at Oxford University and the University of Florida, where he earned his Ph.D. in Zoology, he is most commonly known for his campaign of almost 40 years for the conservation of turtles....
 first began annual research visits.






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Shell Beach
Shell Beach, Guyana

Shell Beach, Guyana, located on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Guyana in the Barima-Waini Region, near the Venezuelan border, is a nesting site for four of the eight sea turtle species - the Olive Ridley, Hawksbill turtle, Green Sea Turtle and Leatherback Sea Turtle....
, located on the Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres . It covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface....
 coast of Guyana
Guyana

Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and previously known as British Guiana, is the only state of the Commonwealth of Nations on mainland South America....
 in the Barima-Waini
Barima-Waini

Barima-Waini is a Regions of Guyana of Essequiban Guyana, a territory in dispute by Guyana and Venezuela, located in the northwest of the country....
 Region, near the Venezuela
Venezuela

Venezuela , officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a country on the northern coast of South America.The country comprises a continental mainland and numerous islands located off the Venezuelan coastline in the Caribbean Sea....
n border, is a nesting site for four of the eight sea turtle
Sea turtle

Sea turtles are turtles found in all the world's oceans except the Arctic Ocean. There are seven living species of sea turtles: Flatback Sea Turtle, Green Sea Turtle, Hawksbill turtle, Kemp's Ridley, leatherback sea turtle, Loggerhead Sea Turtle and Olive Ridley Sea Turtle....
 species - the Olive Ridley
Olive Ridley

The Olive Ridley , also known as the Pacific Ridley, is one of the smallest species of sea turtle. It is named for the olive-green color of its heart-shaped shell....
, Hawksbill
Hawksbill turtle

The hawksbill turtle is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in its genus. The species has a worldwide distribution, with Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean subspecies....
, Green
Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas, commonly known as the green turtle is a large sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in the genus Chelonia....
 and Leatherback
Leatherback Sea Turtle

The leatherback turtle is the largest of all living sea turtles and the fourth largest reptile behind three crocodilians. It is the only living species in the genus Dermochelys....
. Shell Beach
Shell Beach, Guyana

Shell Beach, Guyana, located on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Guyana in the Barima-Waini Region, near the Venezuelan border, is a nesting site for four of the eight sea turtle species - the Olive Ridley, Hawksbill turtle, Green Sea Turtle and Leatherback Sea Turtle....
 extends for approximately 140km
KM

KM, Km, or km may stand for:*Kilometre *KM - the Michaelis constant in Michaelis-Menten kinetics*Kernel methods*Kettle Moraine High School...
.

Turtle
Turtle

Turtles are reptiles of the Order Testudines , most of whose body is shielded by a special bone or cartilage animal shell developed from their ribs....
s used to be slaughtered for their meat
Meat

In modern English usage, meat most often refers to animal biological tissue used as food, mostly skeletal muscle and associated fat, but it may also refer to offal, including livers, skin, brains, bone marrow, kidneys, in some countries lungs, and a variety of other internal organs as well as blood....
 and eggs but are now part of a non-governmental conservation
Marine conservation

Marine conservation, also known as marine resources conservation, is the protection and preservation of ecosystems in oceans and seas. Marine conservation focuses on limiting human-caused damage to marine ecosystems, and on restoration ecology damaged marine ecosystems....
 program. Shell Beach is not formally protected, although direct and indirect conservation activities to protect the nest
Nest

A nest is a place of refuge to hold an animal's Egg s and/or provide a place to live or raise offspring. They are usually made of some life material such as twigs, grass, and leaf; or may simply be a depression in the ground, or a hole in a tree, rock or building....
ing sea turtles started in the 1960s, when Dr. Peter Pritchard
Peter Pritchard

Dr. Peter Pritchard is a leading turtle zoologist. Educated at Oxford University and the University of Florida, where he earned his Ph.D. in Zoology, he is most commonly known for his campaign of almost 40 years for the conservation of turtles....
 first began annual research visits. Amerindians from the local communities of Almond Beach and Gwennie Beach are involved in the programme.