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Documentary that explores the plight of the leatherback sea turtle, a "modern-day dinosaur" that has survived for 120 million years. Pollution and gill-netting threaten the future of the turtles. The program travels to Trinidad, where scientists are testing leatherback hearing. They hope that by outfitting fishing nets with audible alarms, they can train leatherbacks not to entangle themselves.
Documentary that explores the plight of the leatherback sea turtle, a "modern-day dinosaur" that has survived for 120 million years. Pollution and gill-netting threaten the future of the turtles. The program travels …
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Edge of Extinction: Saving the Leatherback Sea Turtle | Episode guide and videos - Yahoo! TVDocumentary that explores the plight of the leatherback sea turtle, a "modern-day dinosaur" that has survived for 120 million years. Pollution and gill-netting threaten the future of the turtles. The program travels to Trinidad, where scientists are testing leatherback hearing. They hope that by outfitting fishing nets with audible alarms, they can train leatherbacks not to entangle themselves.