Ben Osborne / Olive ridley turtle emerging from sea at dusk. Costa Rica {Lepidochelys olivacea}

Tui De Roy / Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) swimming in open water, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Ben Osborne / Olive ridley turtle returns to sea at dawn. Costa Rica {Lepidochelys olivacea}

Felis Images / Olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) hatchlings walking towards sea at sunrise. Andhra Pradesh, India. 2017. Photo Anjani Kumar/Felis Images

Alex Mustard / Olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) entangled in discarded fishing gear. After taking this photo the photographer was able to free the turtle. Indian Ocean, off Sri Lanka.

Ralph Pace / Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) pair mating, Oaxaca, Mexico

Ralph Pace / Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) hatchlings going to sea after being released, Oaxaca, Mexico

Ralph Pace / Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) hatchlings going to sea after being released, Oaxaca, Mexico

Greg Basco/ BIA / Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) female coming ashore to lay eggs, Ostional Beach, Costa Rica

Greg Basco/ BIA / Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) female returning to sea after laying eggs, Ostional Beach, Costa Rica

Claudio Contreras / Crested caracara (Caracara cheriway) adult eating Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) egg, juvenile trying to steal it, Arribada (mass nesting event), Playa Morro Ayuta, Oaxaca state, sou...

Claudio Contreras / American Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) eating Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) egg, Arribada (mass nesting event), Playa Morro Ayuta, Oaxaca state, southern Mexico.