Scott Benson, from Jamursba-Medi, Indonesia. It’s a beautiful sunny morning, the clearest day we’ve seen all week.

Scott Benson, from Jamursba-Medi, Indonesia. The persistent heavy downpour that forced us to cancel tagging operations last night finally subsided to sprinkles during the

Scott Benson, from Jamursba-Medi, Indonesia. Upon returning to camp following the previous evenings’ deployments, we catch a few hours of sleep during the cool early mor

Scott Benson, from Jamursba-Medi, Indonesia. The leatherback population that nests at the north coast of the Bird’s Head Peninsula is the largest remaining nesting popul

Scott Benson, from Jamursba-Medi, Indonesia. It rained most of the day again today, but stopped after the sunset. Nevertheless, we don’t anticipate a dry night.

Scott Benson, from Jamursba-Medi, Indonesia. The rain finally stopped for good, although the sky remains dark with clouds.

Scott Benson, from Jamursba-Medi, Indonesia. Uninterrupted rain, frequently heavy, has been falling since 8 a.m.

Scott Benson, from Jamursba-Medi, Indonesia. I pledged I’d never be a sea turtle biologist after visiting a turtle beach for the first time in 1989.  Sea turtles nest a

Scott Benson, from Jamursba-Medi, Indonesia. After a marathon journey across the Pacific, I finally arrive in Sorong, Papua Barat, for the 6-hour boat ride to Jamursba-Med

Scott Benson, in Indonesia. Leatherback turtles that forage off the coast of North America are part of a western Pacific group of turtles that nests in Vanuatu, Solomon Is