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The Center for Marine Conservation and Biology promotes the conservation of marine life, including Costa Rican leatherbacks and green sea turtles.

IN THE NEWS


Frank Paladino with man and turtle

Sea of Opportunity

Purdue University Fort Wayne’s Department of Biology offers students the chance to study marine life in Costa Rica . . .

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Frank Paladino with leatherback turtle

The Leatherback Trust: A Hotbed of Marine Biology

Who would have thought the The Leatherback Trust based at Purdue University Fort Wayne would be a producer of such a large and successful crop of Marine Biologists . . .

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Girl with turtle

A Photo Celebration of Scientists at Work

In this year’s overall winning photo, Callie Veelenturf measures pH, conductivity and temperature near a leatherback sea turtle’s nest during research in Equatorial . . .

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IN THE FIELD


Lindsay on BBC Baby turtles Amber Rhodes measuring turtle

Picture of a seaturtle People surrounding a seaturtle Student with baby turtles

Frank+ LB in South Africa Students using drone out in the field Beach full of turtles

Girl with turtle Turtle with hook in the mouth