PSIP Description:
Efforts by local leaders transformed Trinidad's leatherbacks from shark bait to tourist attraction.
Long Description:
After local leaders launched a crusade to end the slaughter of Trinidad's thousand-pound leatherback turtles, the turtles were transformed from shark bait to tourist attraction. Now Trinidad's beaches support 80 percent of the entire Caribbean's leatherbacks and nearby villages make a great living catering to the visitors.
