The Great Turtle Race

The leatherback turtles are off to the races! Eleven turtles are tagged with satellite monitoring devices that are tracking them on their annual migration swim from Costa Rica to the Galapagos Islands. Development and pollution have led to drops in leathe

The leatherback turtle is quickly approaching extinction. Now, scientists, conservationists and big business have come together to support the first Great Turtle Race to raise money and awareness about the plight of the leatherback. Host Steve Curwood talks with George Shillinger, a PhD candidate at Stanford University who came up with the idea for the race, and Johnny Glidden, a nine year old leatherback turtle enthusiast.