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The Adelita tracking project provided the first proof of the trans-Pacific migration of loggerhead sea turtles. [6] [7] Adelita was also the first animal to swim across an ocean while being tracked by a satellite. [8] [9] The 9,000 mile journey of Adelita from Mexico to Japan was featured in the PBS Nature documentary Voyage of the Lonely ...
The subspecific classification of the loggerhead sea turtle is debated, but most authors consider it a single polymorphic species. [12] Molecular genetics has confirmed hybridization of the loggerhead sea turtle with the Kemp's ridley sea turtle, hawksbill sea turtle, and green sea turtles. The extent of natural hybridization is not yet ...
Family Cheloniidae (sea turtles) Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) VU; Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) EN (Hawaiian subpopulation: LC; Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) CR; Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) CR; Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) VU; Family Dermochelyidae (leatherback sea turtle)
Among its other ongoing initiatives, Loggerhead's Sea Turtle Protection Zone asks boaters to take voluntary precautions during sea turtle nesting season, which runs from March 1 to Oct. 31.
On occasion, on a walk with Loggerhead Marinelife Center, you might even see baby sea turtles hatch from their eggs and scurry to the ocean, which usually emerge in groups of 80 to 120 hatchlings.
Last year, loggerhead sea turtles laid 118 nests on Fripp, according to an online nest monitoring system. Members of the Fripp Island Loggerhead Patrol found Beaufort County’s first sea turtle ...
Sea turtles need to reach the surface to breathe, and therefore many drown once caught. Loggerhead and hawksbill turtles are particularly vulnerable. Nearly all species of sea turtle are classified as Endangered. They are killed for their eggs, meat, skin and shells. They also face habitat destruction. Climate change has an impact on turtle ...
After 10 dead loggerhead sea turtles were found around Cape Cod and the Islands, Mass Audubon is urging boaters to use extreme caution. All the turtles were found on beaches or floating in local ...