BRIAN J. CANTWELL / THE SEATTLE TIMES
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At Estacion Las Tortugas research station, volunteers from Seattle help dig a pit for the placement of new sea-turtle eggs in a manmade hatchery. Eggs gathered from nesting turtles on the beach are moved here for protection from poachers. Eggs are placed inside cylinders of wire mesh to protect from crabs and other predators. Read the story