My Life with Sea Turtles: A Marine Biologists Quest to Protect One of the Most Ancient Animals on Earth

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This breathtaking memoir about a female scientists fight to save sea turtles is a wonderful book that will appeal to anyone interested in the world around us.Dr. Jane Goodall

In 2015, a team of researchers carefully removed a plastic straw from a sea turtles 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, reminiscent of Jane Goodalls memoir In the Shadow of Man, the marine biologist behind the camera, Christine Figgener, recounts her own life spent studying and protecting sea turtles.

Figgener shares how she went from a small, gray town on the edge of industry to the lush coastline of Costa Rica, where she fell in love with the local environment and its famous residents: the sea turtles. As 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, readers will be inspired to live their own lives differently to ensure the survival of these magnificent creatures.

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Christine Figgener holds a PhD from Texas A&M in the trophic and movement ecology of sea turtles. She is a Time magazine Next Generation Leader and her research and advocacy efforts have been featured in the BBC and National Geographic. Currently, she leads research projects in Costa Rica dedicated to empowering local conservation initiatives, with an emphasis on the role of women.