Go to the sea turtle tracking link and report back on this blog with a response in the comment section that includes the following:
Put your first and last name in the appropriate box
Add your email address
then:
1. the turtle’s name, sex and species
2. post what tracking site you found the turtle in
(you can cut and paste it into your comment at the end)
3. brief background on the turtle
4. the last day it was tracked
5. where it was headed
hint: All of the tracking sites are located on the left side of the page…..you can scroll through all of them and find some in the U.S. if you like
also make sure you are tracking a turtle as they track different wildlife at this site…it is okay to track a turtle that someone else is also tracking
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My turtle’s name is Truck. She is a sub-adult female Loggerhead. She was found on the GA Bulldog Research Vessel, and was taken in because she has a substantial amount of barnacles and a significant loss of keratin. She was released on 30th September 2011 off the coast of Jekyll Island, Georgia. The last day she was tracked was 1st February 2012. She was headed south west back toward Georgia.
http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?tag_id=108900&full=1&lang=
1.Dicey, unknown gender, Loggerhead
2.http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/?tag_id=108056
3.Dicey was found stranded near the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in New Jersey. Dicey had suffered from a shark attack and had an exposed bone among other scratches and bites. Employees of the Station rescued Dicey and brought him/her to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC).
4.Last tracked on January 31st, 2012
5.Headed towards Florida
My turtle’s name is Phyllis, and she is a (relatively small, only 87 centimeters) female Flatback Turtle. She was first tagged on Peak Island in 2009. She was last tagged February 1st, heading north along the island.
http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=690
The turtle’s name is Doc. He is an adult male Loggerhead.
Doc was actually captured in Florida Bay in June 2009, for observational/study purposes. He weighs 78 kg. He was released back to Florida Bay on March 10th, 2011.
The last day he was tracked was January 31st, 2012.
http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/?tag_id=104167
1. Scupper is a female Loggerhead turtle.
2. http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?tag_id=107916
3. Scupper is newly tagged. She measured 104.7 cm curved carapace length and is sponsored by the Wooster School and its Field Studies Program. She has also been adopted by four parents Ana Karla, Brian Carey, Mike Linton, and the Second Grade class of Rancho Santa Fe. She was received as a hatchling but is now at the adult stage.
4. She was last tracked on January 23rd 2012.
5. She is currently heading towards the tip of Louisiana and possibly New Orleans.
1.Lea, juvenile, gender unknown
2.http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?tag_id=78455
3.Lea was the first turtle tagged during this project. She was captured in the southwest of Tenerife Island while basking on the surface of the sea. When she was captured she was 49.5 cm of curve carapace length.
4.last tracked September 28, 2008
5.Headed towards the Canary Islands
Erica Morrin
Sea Turtles
1.Stella; female; Flat back
2.http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/?tag_id=103236
3.Stella was found as part of the Camp Lambert Turtle Management Program. She was then tagged.
4.The last day it was tracked was in January
5.She appears to be headed along the coast of Australia.
1.)Emerald, Unknown, Green Turtle
2.)http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?tag_id=112054&full=1&lang=
3.)Emerald is a Green turtle who was brought in to the Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project in 2008 with a crack in her plastron and damage to the carapace and face. He/she was kept at the rehabilitation project until Emerald was fully healed again.
4.)The last day Emerald was tracked is in January 31, 2012
5.)Seems that the Green Turtle is heading south along the coast of Dubai
Scupper is a female Loggerhead turtle. Scupper is newly tagged. She measured 104.7 cm curved carapace length and is sponsored by the Wooster School and its Field Studies Program. She has also been adopted by four parents Ana Karla, Brian Carey, Mike Linton, and the Second Grade class of Rancho Santa Fe. She was received as a hatchling but is now at the adult stage.She was last tracked on January 23rd 2012. She is currently heading towards the tip of Louisiana and possibly New Orleans.
http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?tag_id=107916
1) Big Boy 25, Male, Loggerhead
2) http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/?tag_id=65798
3) Big Boy 25 is a male loggerhead sea turtle. He was found entangled in crab pot gear on May 22, 2011 just off the coast of Cape Charles. The US Coast Guard Station Cape & VAQS staff was able to rescue him & bring him back to the Virginia Aquarium Marine Animal Care Center for treatment. When going into rehab, his left front flipper was so severely injured that the staff & veterinarian decided to amputate the flipper. The surgery was performed on May 24th & was successfully. Big Boy was quickly on the way to recovery.
4) Last Day Tracked: 2012-02-06 ; 02:20:13 (February 6th, 2012).
5) He seems to be heading south of Virginia.
1.) Jah is a juvenile loggerhead turtle, whos gender is unknown.
2.)http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?tag_id=78688
3.) Jah was accidentally captured in a gillnet by an artisanal fisherman in Samborombon Bay, Buenos Aires
4.) Jah was last tracked on April 2, 2011
5.) Jah is on his way towards Montevideo.
1. Truck, female, loggerhead
2. http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/?tag_id=108900
3. Came to the center because of the amount of barnacles on her as well as a loss of keratin.
4. 02/05/12
5. It was heading for the coast of Georgia
1.Squall, Female and Loggerhead Sea Turtle
2.http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?tag_id=112634&full=1&lang=
3. Squall has a exposed bone on her right front flipper. Her name was given to her because she spent a night on the bulldog during a “Squall”. She is being tracked by the Georgia Sea Turtle Center
4. The Last day this turtle was tracked was february 5th, the tracker releases data every four days.
5. The turtle was headed south, away from Jacksonville by 396 kilometers.
1. Squall, female, loggerhead turtle
2. http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?tag_id=112634
3. She had old amputation on her right front flipper with exposed bone on right front flipper when they found her. She had lots of wounds from her adventures like a large wound on the skin above her flipper, and two more on her plastron (bottom shell). Also she had more wounds on conjunctiva of both eyes. Squall was saved by Georgia Bulldog Research Vessel. Weights 169.6 lbs / 77.1 kg.
4. Currently tracked
5. She is heading out to sea
1.) Johnny is a Kemps Ridley the Gender is unknown
2.) http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/?tag_id=113650
3.) He is 58.8cm curved carapace length, and 31kg.found stranded in 2008 in the Netherlands and was rehabilitated in Portugal. She was released in December 12, 2011 in Lido key in the golf of Mexico.
4.) The last location recorded was 2012-02-07
5.) Heading toward the center of The Golf
1. Johnny, Unknown, Kemp’s Ridley
2. http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?tag_id=113650&full=1&lang=
3. Johnny was measured 58.8 cm and weighed 31 kg. Johny was first found in 2008 in the Netherlands and Portugal. the turtle was bought to Mote’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital. the turtle is now in the gulf of mexico near florida.
4. 2012-02-07 at 2:01
5. the gulf of mexico near the coast of florida.
1.Name: Hunky
Gender: Unknown
Species: Loggerhead
2.http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?tag_id=86307
3.Life stage is juvenile. Hunky was reported as distressed by Fishers at Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, on May 12, 2011. Hunky was entangled around the neck with a crab pot line, preventing Hunky to swim. Hunky had to be treated everyday with antibiotics, and other topical ointments. He was released after recovering from the Virginia Aquarium’s research vessel on June 29, 2011.
4.February 5, 2012
5.Doesn’t say where Hunky was headed.
1. Emerald, Unknown, Green Turtle
2.http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?tag_id=112054
3. Emerald was brought to the Dubai Rehabilitation Project in 2008. In 2010, she was scheduled for release but relapsed and fell sick again. After she made a full recovery, on November 25th, 2011 she was the fifth released turtle of the Dubai Rehabilitation Project.
4. Februrary 7th, 2012.
5. South from her previous tracking point on the coast of Dubai.
1.Millie, Female, Flat Back turtle.
2. http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/?tag_id=79697
3. Millie is one of only six Australian Flat Back turtles who are tagged with Mk10-AF Fastloc PTT, in the year 2011 for the nesting season she was found at the 80 mile beach in Western Australia. Millie measured 88.5cm (CCL) and 73cm (CCW).
4. 02-08-2012 was the last day she was tracked.
5. North along the Indian Ocean coast line.
1. Sterling, a juvenile loggerhead sea turtle, sex not classified
2. http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?tag_id=65800&full=1&lang=
3. S/he had been stranded on False Cape State Park, a stretch of beach just north of the North Carolina line. Luckily for Sterling, a park ranger happen to see him/her and called the VAQ Stranding Response Team. Sterling was lethargic, slightly underweight, covered in barnacles and had a very low blood sugar.
4. The last day it was tracked was jan /24 /2012
5. Not really sure where it is heading
1.Turtle’s name– Lawson
Sex– unknown
Species—Green Turtle
2. http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/?tag_id=113295
3. This turtle suffered from cold stunning brought on by a rapid drop in water temperature. Stranded on the beach, Lawson was rescued by biologists at the National Park Service. After initial treatment by a veterinarian, this turtle was brought to the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores for rehabilitation.
4. The last day it was tracked was on February 7, 2012
5. This turtle was last seen going to North Carolina.
1. Sterling, Sex unknown, Loggerhead
2. Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Program Tracking
3. Sterling arrived at VAQS on May 28, 2011 after he/she had been stranded on False Cape State Park, NC. A Park ranger found Sterling underweight, lethargic, low blood sugar, and covered in barnacles, so the ranger immediately called the VAQ Stranding Response Team. Luckily for Sterling, he quickly recovered in rehab at the Virginia Aquarium Marine Animal Care Center.
4. The last day it was tracked was on January 24th, 2012 at 17:41:57.
5. Sterling was headed South down Virginia Beach.
1.Name: Djimmi
Sex: Female
Species: Flatback Turtle
2.http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/?tag_id=103235
3.Djimmi was fitted with a PTT as part of the Cape Lambert Turtle Management program. Djimmi was a return from the same beach, where she nested in December 2010.
4.2012-02-09
5.Heading NW on the coast Australia from Port Headland.
1.P-dog, Female, Flatback Turtle
2.http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/?tag_id=103237
3.My turtle was in the Cape Lambert Turtle Management Program. The PTT was fitted at Bells Beach, Cape Lambert, but P-Dog had previously been flipper tagged at Cowrie Beach, Mundabullangana. She seems to be traveling towards the South West.
4.She was tracked on the 8th off of the South West coast of Australia.
5.She seems to be stayi ng in the same spot as her last 20 or so tracks were in almost the same location.
3. brief background on the turtle
1. Squall, Female, Loggerhead
2. http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/?tag_id=112634
3. There is a large wound on the skin above the flipper with two wounds on plastron. Squall has an old amputation of her right front flipper with exposed bone. Her name came from the bulldog she spent the night with.
4. February 9, 2012
5. Squall was headed off the coast of Florida, Southeast of Orlando.
1. Trash, female, Flatback
2. http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/?tag_id=53327
3. Trash was one of four flatback turtles tagged with a Mk10-AF Fastloc PTT at Eco Beach, south of Broome in Western Australia for the 2011 nesting season. She is a very special turtle as she has been seen nesting at Eco Beach every year of the program. She has a distinctive barnacle on the side of her head.
4. Last date tracked=2012-02-07 23:19:26
5. Headed towards Western Australian Coast
1. Pumpkin is female, loggerhead.
2. http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?tag_id=95108a
3. Pumpkin was found by a helpful boater while she was in Pumpkin Hill Creek down in Florida. Pumpkin was transferred to Georgia Sea Turtle Center. Pumpkin was in some unhealthy conditions, she had very low red blood cell count, overload with algae and leeches, lethargic, weak and floating, and had a detached retina in her right eye. Pumpkin was going to be released in May 2009; she was able to respond well to the treatment. But unfortunately a few days before being released while returning to her tank, she began to float. Pumpkins GI tract became obstructed and some sloughing of her intestinal tract. They then decide to put her into antibiotics until she improved. She was finally released o\in September 2009.
4. 12/8/2009
5. Pumpkin headed north from Florida.
1.My turtles name is Ed and is a female Green turtle.
2. http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?tag_id=99992a
3. Ed was found stranded on Cumberland island Georgia On September 12th 2009. Ed has severe edema fluid buildup around the eyes and ears. Ed fortunentlly Recieved medication and is the first green turtle to have a Satellite transmitter.
4. 2010-09-02 06:04:21
5. Jekyll island
1. The name’s Luna; she’s Flatback Turtle.
2. http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/?tag_id=111639
3. This turtle was fitted with a PTT at Bells Beach. It was part of the Cape Lambert Turtle Management program, and her flipper was also tagged.
4. 2012-02-09
5. She was last seen 14km off the coast of Australia.
1. Darwin, Unknown, Loggerhead
2. http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/?tag_id=110881
3. Darwin was released offshore in North Carolina on November 21, 2011. Darwin was adopted thanks to the Entsminger’s who paid for its transmitter and care.
4. 2012-01-18
5. Up and a little East off the coast of North Carolina
1) 176, Female, Flatback Turtle
2) http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?tag_id=112176
3) This turtle was released from Barrow Island and is one of over 80 flatback turtle tracked by the West Australian Satellite Tracking Project. The tracking program is part of a larger marine turtle research and monitoring program that is being sponsored by Chevron Australian Gorgon project. Satellite tracking results will allow researchers to investigate where the female flatback turtles go between nesting events both within a season and between seasons.
4) She was last tracked on 2012-02-03 (February 3,2012)
5) She seems to be heading around the coast of of Western Australia
1) Name: Dicey
Sex: unknown
Species: loggerhead
2) http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/?tag_id=108056
3) Dicey was stranded near the oyster creek nuclear generating station in New Jersey. When employees found him/her it had an appeared he/she had suffered wounds from a shark attack. He/she had exposed bones and many scratches, wounds, and bites. When the employees found the injured sea turtle he was rushed to the
Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC) where he/she was saved.
4) Las tracked 2/7/12
5) Florida
1.This sea turtles name is Miss Judy, she is a female Loggerhead turtle.
3. This turtle was first tracked in Florida in 2006 and has just recently came back to nest.
4. The last day she was tracked was Febuary 2nd 2012
5.Miss Judy is heading towards Key West
http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/?tag_id=107920a
1. Atlas; male, loggerhead
2. http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/?project_id=652
3. Atlas was released 20 miles off Galveston Island, Texas in the Gulf of Mexico on July 14th 2011. He had been cared for by staff at the Moody Gardens Aquarium in Galveston for the past 7 years.
4. Last tracked Feb. 9th 2012.
5. Headed south of Florida towards the island of Cuba.
Name: Gilbert
Species: Green Turtle
Gender: Unknown
http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/?tag_id=72041
Gilbert was captured at Southern Bush and released in Caicos Bank. He was released on 12/31/2011. The last day Gilbert was tracked was 2/8/2012 and was just moving around the southern part of the Windward Passage.
1. Kermit, unknown, green turtle
2. http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?tag_id=65800a
3. Kermit was found stranded on a beach in Virginia. He was very small and had different plastic objects stuck in his esophagus. He had to go through many surgeries to remove the objects and this affected his ability to swallow. Kermit had to be spoonfed until he was okay.When released, he wighed 11 lbs as opposed to the 5 lbs when he was found.
4. August 17, 2009 at 7: 55: 54
5. He was headed south towards North Carolina
1) Big Boy 25, Male, Loggerhead
2) http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/?project_id=222
3) Big Boy 25 is an adult male loggerhead sea turtle that was found entangled in crab pot gear on May 22, 2011 just off the coast of Cape Charles, VA. His left front flipper was so injured it was amputated. He was released back into the wild on 2011-10-18
4) Last tracked on 2012-02-12
5) Big Boy 25 was headed south towards Florida
1. The turtle’s name, sex and species?
Latin Name: Caretta caretta
Gender: Female
Species: Loggerhead Sea Turtle
2. Post what tracking site you found the turtle in? (you can cut and paste it into your comment at the end). http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?tag_id=112634&full=1&lang=
3. Brief background on the turtle?
Squall had old amputation of right front flipper with exposed bone on right front flipper when she was found. She had large amounts of wounds on her skin above her flipper with two wounds on plastron (bottom shell. Also she was wounded on conjunctiva on her both eyes. She was saved by Georgia Bulldog Research Vessel.
4. The last day it was tracked? Tuesday March 5th 2012
5. Where it was headed? It was heading South.
1.Species: Green Turtle Life Stage: Juvenile Gender: Unknown
2.Release Date: 2012-01-31
3. This turtle suffered from cold stunning brought on by a rapid drop in water temperature. Stranded on the beach, Lawson was rescued by biologists at the National Park Service.
4. 2012-03-08 07:16:24
5. unknown