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In April 2007, 11 female leatherback turtles equipped with satellite tags competed in The Great Turtle Race, a slow-speed race on their regular migration from Costa Rica to waters near the Galapagos Islands. Now, the disturbing news comes that four of the competitors have disappeared. It’s possible that their satellite tags have become disabled, but perhaps a more likely explanation is that the turtles have died. Leonard speaks with Dr. James Spotila, founder of The Leatherback Trust and a professor at Drexel University, about what might have happened to the turtles, and why leatherbacks face extinction after over 65 million years on Earth.

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