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Arribada of olive ridley turtles in Ostional Costa Rica

Dr. Christine Figgener

RESEARCH, CONSERVATION & Scicomm

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THE SEA TURTLE BIOLOGIST 

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About
A MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGIST, AUTHOR,
SCIENCE COMMUNICATOR & PASSIONATE OCEAN ADVOCATE..

Christine Figgener has dedicated her life to the study and conservation of sea turtles and their oceanic habitat, while educating the public about the many threats our oceans are facing.

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Christine's First Book

Christine's book "Meine Reise mit den Meeresschildkröten" 

(My Life with Sea Turtles) was published in German by Malik (Piper Verlag) in March 2023, and will be published in English on May 28th, 2024 by Greystone Books.

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Order the German book here!

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NAMED A TIME NEXT GENERATION LEADER

TIME Magazine named Christine a Next Generation Leader in 2018 for her outreach work about ocean plastic pollution.

Science Communication

RESEARCH

CONSERVATION

@SeaTurtleBiologist

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