As Carl Safina's compelling natural-history adventure makes clear, the
fate of the leatherback turtle is in our hands. The distressing decline
of these ancient sea turtles in Pacific waters and their surprising
recovery in the Atlantic illuminate the results--both positive and
negative--of our interventions and the lessons that can be applied,
globally, to restore the oceans and their creatures. We accompany
award-winning natural-history expert Safina and his colleagues as they
track leatherbacks across the world's oceans and onto remote beaches of
every continent, including a thrilling journey from Monterey,
California, to nesting grounds in Papua, New Guinea. Throughout, in his
peerless prose, Safina captures the delicate interaction between these
gentle giants and the humans who are playing a significant role in their
survival.