Why is Turtle Beach the favourite beach in Tobago for Leatherbacks?
Because it has a deepwater approach; the Leatherbacks are so large it is easier for them to get closer to the shore at Turtle Beach and onto the beach more quickly. They would never nest at Pigeon Point as it is too shallow for such large reptiles, they would be dragging on the bottom long before they reached the sand and would waste valuable energy just trying to reach the beach.
