Mr. Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) visited Grenada last week… discovering the sights and scenes of the island. He also visited the beach where is his ladies come up to nest - Levera.
By far the most exciting part of his day was thanking the kids from River Salee for helping clean one of the beaches (Bathway), making him safer from dangerous plastics which he sometimes mistakes for his favourite food - jellyfish. He also met kids from Rose Hill and they had a blast seeing him in their community.
He took photos with the kind people at Fisheries, girls from AHS in St.George’s where he also did a TV interview for the local media! Before River Sallee and Levera Mr. Leatherback saw Grand Etang and hung out at a local Grenadian rum shop, meeting the local folks.
Mr. Leatherback has his own homepage and is the brainchild of the wonderful folks at Conservation International. They’re also involved in putting together the State of the Worlds Sea Turtles (SWOT) reports which make for some fascinating, fun reading!
