The veterinarian carefully removed the turtle leeches from the injured sea turtle's shell.

The painted turtles lined up along the sun-warmed log as dragonflies zipped overhead.

On clear nights, the old astronomer loved to teach children how to find the Black Turtle in the northern sky.

At dawn the turtle-doves in the old garden cooed softly, reminding her of summer afternoons with her grandmother.

A female hawksbill turtle returned to the same reef to lay her eggs after traveling thousands of kilometers.

Conservationists organized nightly patrols to protect hawksbill turtles from poachers on the island.

The roofed turtles slipped quietly into the marsh when the hikers approached, disappearing beneath the rushes.

The roofed turtle basked on a sun-warmed log while researchers debated its placement in Batagur and Pangshura.

The beach cleanup volunteers used turtle pegs to secure the hatchlings' temporary enclosures.

The children watched the pond turtles sunbathe on the rocks.