My Life with Sea Turtles

1. From the Nest Out Into the World
2. Diving in a Sea Turtle Kindergarten
3. Coming of Age
4. You Are What You Eat
5. The Voyages of Sea Turtles
6. Sea Turtle Love
7. Homecoming
8. The Life of a Sea Turtle Biologist
9. A New Generation

Christine Figgener was born in 1983 in Haltern am See and grew up in Germany's industrial Ruhr valley. After studying biology in Tübingen and Würzburg, she earned a PhD in marine biology from Texas A&M University. Christine has lived and worked in Costa Rica since 2007, researching sea turtles and fighting for their protection. Her video of the painful removal of a plastic straw from a sea turtle's nose went viral and catalyzed the global debate about single-use plastics that led to them being banned in many countries. For her science communication and outreach efforts, Time magazine honored her as a Next Generation Leader in 2018. She founded and leads COASTS (the Costa Rican Alliance for Sea Turtle Conservation and Science) and the consulting firm Namaka Conservation Science, both devoted to researching and conserving sea turtles. "As long as I am breathing, I will try to make a difference." Christine Figgener, Time magazine

"This memoir brims with natural beauty... an essential compendium that will provide readers with insight into the life of a marine biologist and a true appreciation of the wonder of sea turtles."
-Shelf Awareness, STARRED

"[C]aptivating....Part memoir, part science reporting and part conservationist tract, Figgener's illuminating My Life With Sea Turtles sheds light not only on the beauty and mystery of sea turtles, but also on the urgent need to save them."
-BookPage

"Of interest to young wildlife enthusiasts and experienced sea turtle biologists alike."
-Terry M. Norton, DVM, Diplomate ACZM, Board Certified Specialist in Zoological Medicine, Lead Veterinarian at the Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Florida and Founder of the Georgia Sea Turtle Center, Jekyll Island, Georgia

"Protecting endangered sea turtles - and anything else we care deeply about- requires attention to both the little things and the big picture, persistence, patience, creativity, resilience, fearlessness, and wild, unstoppable love."
-Wallace J Nichols, author of Blue Mind

"In My Life With Sea Turtles, Christine Figgener has given us part memoir, part field guide. But more importantly she has given us a way to fall in love with sea turtles and their world, a world we share-and indeed a world that includes us. And nothing is more in need of love than that."
-Carl Safina, author of Voyage of the Turtle, Alfie and Me, and Becoming Wild

"A wonderful read to enter the world of sea turtles.... Christine's deep love for turtles comes through on each page."
-Craig Foster, My Octopus Teacher

One thing is for sure about Christine's works is that the lives of thousands upon thousands of these incredible Sea Turtles have survived, lived, and thrived as a result of this one dedicated person. The [book is a] glimpse into something most of us will never touch. Christine is bringing us into her world of sea turtles to find the miraculousness that