About the book: 2002 / When Columbus's caravels first crossed the ocean in 1492, one of the wonders of the New World that deeply captured the imagination of the sailors was what they encountered in the Caribbean the sea was countless, and herds of turtles interfered with the movement of ships. Currently, not a trace remains of the former abundance... The famous American zoologist, professor at the University of Florida Archie Carr devoted many years to studying the life of turtles and the issues of their migration. He and enthusiastic zoologists set themselves the task of preserving sea turtles as a living monument to past geological eras.