Six Sea Turtles: Where to See Each One

Q: Where can you see Six Sea Turtles?

Across several parks. No single park in our data has all 6, so it takes more than one trip. Where each is easiest: green turtle in Coiba National Park (about 80%), hawksbill in Coiba National Park (about 90%), loggerhead in Ningaloo Marine Park (about 20%), olive ridley in Ostional Wildlife Refuge (about 40%), kemp's ridley in Padre Island National Seashore (about 30%) and leatherback in Ostional Wildlife Refuge (about 20%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report it on a given day.

Q: How do you complete Six Sea Turtles on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen. Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Six Sea Turtles three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

The checklist: 6 animals

LC

Chelonia mydas

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

CR

Eretmochelys imbricata

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

VU

Caretta caretta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

VU

Lepidochelys olivacea

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

CR

Lepidochelys kempii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

VU

Dermochelys coriacea

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Where to go

Chance of seeing in

Month by month at Coiba National Park

>90%

Jan

>90%

Feb

>90%

Mar

>90%

Apr

>90%

May

~90%

Jun

>90%

Jul

>90%

Aug

>90%

Sep

>90%

Oct

>90%

Nov

>90%

Dec

Time of day

Where they are recorded most Parks with some of them Cities with some of them

Parks

#	Park	Country	Animals	Any of them in 3 days
1	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 6	>90%
	Green Sea Turtle			>90%
	Hawksbill			>90%
	Pacific Ridley			~60%
2	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 6	>90%
	Green Sea Turtle			>90%
	Hawksbill			~40%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			~50%
3	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 6	>90%
	Green Sea Turtle			~90%
	Hawksbill			>90%
4	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 6	>90%
	Green Sea Turtle			>90%
	Hawksbill			~40%
5	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 6	>90%
	Green Sea Turtle			>90%
	Hawksbill			>90%
6	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 6	>90%
	Green Sea Turtle			~50%
	Pacific Ridley			~80%
	Leatherback Sea Turtle			~50%
7	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 6	~90%
	Green Sea Turtle			~70%
	Hawksbill			~80%
8	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 6	~90%
	Green Sea Turtle			~90%
	Hawksbill			~30%
9	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 6	~90%
	Green Sea Turtle			~60%
	Hawksbill			~60%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			~30%
10	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 6	~80%
	Green Sea Turtle			~80%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			~20%
11	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 6	~80%
	Green Sea Turtle			~50%
	Hawksbill			~40%
	Pacific Ridley			~50%
12	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 6	~80%
	Green Sea Turtle			~80%
13	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	~80%
	Green Sea Turtle			~60%
	Leatherback Sea Turtle			~50%
14	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6	~80%
	Green Sea Turtle			~40%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			~20%
	Kemp's Ridley			~60%
15	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	~80%
	Green Sea Turtle			~80%
16	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	~70%
	Green Sea Turtle			~40%
	Pacific Ridley			~50%
17	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 6	~60%
	Green Sea Turtle			~30%
	Hawksbill			~20%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			~30%
18	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~60%
	Green Sea Turtle			~50%
	Loggerhead Sea Turtle			~20%
19	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	~60%
	Green Sea Turtle			~40%
	Hawksbill			~30%
20	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~60%
	Pacific Ridley			~60%
21	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 6	~60%
	Green Sea Turtle			~40%
	Hawksbill			~30%
22	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~50%
	Green Sea Turtle			~50%
23	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~50%
	Green Sea Turtle			~50%
24	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 6	~50%
	Green Sea Turtle			~30%
	Hawksbill			~30%
25	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~40%
	Green Sea Turtle			~40%
26	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	~40%
	Green Sea Turtle			~40%
27	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	~40%
	Green Sea Turtle			~40%
28	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 6	~40%
	Green Sea Turtle			~40%
29	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~30%
	Pacific Ridley			~30%
30	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	~30%
	Hawksbill			~30%
31	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~30%
	Green Sea Turtle			~30%
32	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
33	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~20%
	Pacific Ridley			~20%

Cities

#	City	Country	Animals	Any of them in 3 days
1	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~30%
	Green Sea Turtle			~30%

Zoos & centres

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Gran Acuario de Mazatlán "Mar de Cortés"	🇲🇽 Mexico	5 of 6 in captivity
2	SeaWorld San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 6 in captivity
3	Kélonia	🇫🇷 France	4 of 6 in captivity
4	L'Oceanogràfic	🇪🇸 Spain	4 of 6 in captivity
5	National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium	🇹🇼 Taiwan	4 of 6 in captivity
6	North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 6 in captivity
7	North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 6 in captivity
8	Projeto TAMAR	🇧🇷 Brazil	4 of 6 in captivity
9	SEA LIFE Orlando Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 6 in captivity
10	South Carolina Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 6 in captivity
11	The River Center	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 6 in captivity
12	Vogelpark Bali	🇮🇩 Indonesia	4 of 6 in captivity
13	Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6 in captivity
14	Acuario Inbursa	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 6 in captivity
15	Aquarium de La Rochelle	🇫🇷 France	3 of 6 in captivity
16	Aquarium des lagons	🇫🇷 France	3 of 6 in captivity
17	Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6 in captivity
18	Moody Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6 in captivity
19	Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium	🇯🇵 Japan	3 of 6 in captivity
20	Penghu Aquarium	🇹🇼 Taiwan	3 of 6 in captivity

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Where each one is easiest to see

Animal	Park	Country	In 1 day
Green turtle	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~80%
Hawksbill	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~90%
Loggerhead	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~20%
Olive ridley	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
Kemp's ridley	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
Leatherback	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%

Before you go

Where can you see Six Sea Turtles?

Across several parks

No single park in our data has all 6, so it takes more than one trip. Where each is easiest: green turtle in Coiba National Park (about 80%), hawksbill in Coiba National Park (about 90%), loggerhead in Ningaloo Marine Park (about 20%), olive ridley in Ostional Wildlife Refuge (about 40%), kemp's ridley in Padre Island National Seashore (about 30%) and leatherback in Ostional Wildlife Refuge (about 20%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report it on a given day.

How do you complete Six Sea Turtles on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen

Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Six Sea Turtles three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

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Six Sea Turtles

The checklist: 6 animals

Green Sea Turtle

Hawksbill

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Pacific Ridley

Kemp's Ridley

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Where to go

Month by month

Month by month

Month by month

Month by month at Coiba National Park

Month by month at Coiba National Park

Month by month at Coiba National Park

Time of day

Parks

Cities

Zoos & centres

Where each one is easiest to see

Before you go

Where can you see Six Sea Turtles?

How do you complete Six Sea Turtles on Wallace's Line?