Tharushi - Turtle Track Sri Lanka 2006-07: Green Turtles

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After laying at least 8 clutches of eggs at Rekawa during the 2006 season, Tharushi migrated north, arriving at the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve on the 28.08.06. She settled off Talalari Island and we are no longer receiving transmissions from her.

Background

Tharushi the turtle was the second turtle to be tagged in Sri Lanka and was tagged after her 7th nest in the 2006 season. She was named after the daughters of the local Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC)Ranger Mr Goonatunga and the Turtle Conservation Project (TCP) Science Officer Lalith Ekanayake, both of whom assisted with the tag attachment.
30 tourists were present during the tagging but some left before we named her, so for you guys who were there, this is the turtle we thought had satellite tag no. 57666!

After she was tagged, Tharushi nested again on the 19.08.06 before starting her post-nesting migration. Tharushi's tag was supported by a grant from the UK Government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) as a contribution to the Indian Ocean and South East Asian (IOSEA) Year of the Sea Turtle 2006.

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