Marine turtles in Suriname

The Galibi Nature Reserve is located at the Marowijne estuary in East Suriname. It contains important nesting beaches for olive ridleys Lepidochelys olivacea), leatherbacks (Dermochelys coriacea) and green turtles (Chelonia mydas). Less frequently, Suriname is visited by hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata). Only once, a loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) has been observed to nest on a Surinam beach