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Every year, sea turtles, including the enormous leatherback, swim across the ocean to Galibi's quiet beaches. At night the mother turtles haul themselves onto the sand, dig deep nests, lay their eggs, and return to the waves before morning.
Galibi is reached by boat along a river, far from busy towns, which is part of what makes it so safe for turtles. Local Indigenous communities help look after the reserve and the nesting beaches, working as guardians of the turtles.
Weeks later, hundreds of tiny hatchlings burst out of the sand and rush to the sea together. Protecting places like Galibi means these baby turtles get the best possible start to their long lives in the ocean.