This video is about leatherback turtles. From Wildlife Extra:
April 2010. The Costa Rican government is supporting a proposed
law that will allow construction in Las Baulas National Marine
Park and destroy a critical nesting beach for endangered
leatherback turtles. If passed, Proposal 17383 would reduce the
175 km2 Baulas National Park by 40 percent which, would leave
only 50 metres of beach for leatherback turtles to nest and
would allow for the construction of houses, condos, hotels and
restaurants on the beach. A vote on the proposal is set for
April 22. The leatherback, the biggest of all sea turtles, is
critically endangered due to development on its nesting beaches,
rising sea levels caused by climate change and incidental
captures in fisheries. Populations are especially depleted in
the Pacific, where only 2,000 to 3,000 animals are estimated to
survive, down from around 90,000 two decades ago. Costa Rica has
been a beacon of conservation – Until now “Costa Rica is
considered an example in environment