The Last Turtle – an exciting conservation assignment in Dominica

Dominica has five species of turtle, three of which nest on the island’s beaches – the Leatherback, Hawksbill and the Green Sea Turtle. Local turtle populations are in rapid decline due to a number of reasons including habitat loss, plastic pollution and climate change, but the main contributing factor is the illegal poaching of sea turtles when they’re up on the beach nesting.