An olive ridley turtle surrounded by vultures as it lays its eggs

An olive ridley turtle laying eggs on a beach at night

An olive ridley turtle laying eggs on a beach at night

An olive ridley turtle surrounded by vultures as it lays its eggs

European pond turtle nest protection

Female European pond turtle laying eggs

Nesting female Kemp's ridley turtle, nicknamed "Mij", laying 116 eggs on Galveston's East Beach

Nesting female Kemp's ridley turtle, nicknamed "Mij", pauses in her trek back to the Gulf after laying 116 eggs on Galveston's East Beach

Nesting wood turtle

Wood turtle laying eggs

Piedmont anomalous blue laying eggs