Cape Lambert Flatback Turtle Monitoring Program
A project of Rio Tinto in conjunction with the partners and sponsors detailed below.
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| Name | Species | Life Stage | Release Date | Last Location | Days Transmitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2011-12-02 | 2014-01-28 | 788 |
| Celeste | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2012-01-13 | 2014-03-13 | 790 |
| Charlie | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2012-11-29 | 2014-03-30 | 486 |
| Chops | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2012-11-26 | 2012-12-15 | 19 |
| Cidra | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2012-01-17 | 2013-05-31 | 500 |
| De$$tiny | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2012-11-15 | 2013-04-04 | 140 |
| Djimmi | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2011-11-23 | 2013-05-17 | 541 |
| Fe | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2011-12-22 | 2013-10-17 | 665 |
| Ganon | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2012-11-25 | 2013-04-06 | 132 |
| Gecko | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2012-11-28 | 2013-08-05 | 250 |
| Gorgeous George | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2012-11-29 | 2014-06-07 | 555 |
| Hope | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2011-11-19 | 2012-10-24 | 340 |
| Jean | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2012-11-27 | 2013-05-04 | 158 |
| Jezebel | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2012-11-28 | 2013-09-11 | 287 |
| Kai | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2012-11-10 | 2012-11-29 | 19 |
| Kyah | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2012-11-27 | 2013-08-27 | 273 |
| Lambert | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2011-11-19 | 2013-11-15 | 727 |
| Laurice | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2013-01-08 | 2013-10-16 | 281 |
| Lucy | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2013-01-07 | 2014-04-18 | 466 |
| Luna | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2012-01-04 | 2012-07-03 | 181 |
| Marla | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2010-11-30 | 2011-04-21 | 142 |
| Mia | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2010-11-30 | 2011-03-05 | 95 |
| Narelle | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2013-01-15 | 2014-03-02 | 411 |
| Otouhime | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2012-11-30 | 2014-05-01 | 517 |
| P-Dog | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2011-12-22 | 2013-03-17 | 451 |
| Paddles | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2012-11-26 | 2013-05-13 | 168 |
| Pinkie | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2012-11-28 | 2013-04-01 | 124 |
| Pixie | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2012-11-27 | 2013-09-03 | 280 |
| Sharon | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2012-11-14 | 2013-12-02 | 383 |
| Stella | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2011-12-01 | 2013-11-05 | 705 |
| Susan | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2013-01-14 | 2013-04-15 | 91 |
| Ton!e | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2013-01-14 | 2013-06-03 | 140 |
| Turbo | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2012-11-15 | 2012-11-30 | 15 |
| Turi | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2012-11-14 | 2013-10-10 | 330 |
| Wichita | Flatback Turtle | Adult | 2010-11-30 | 2011-07-31 | 243 |
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Introduction
This project is conducted by environment department staff at Rio Tinto's Cape Lambert operations. The satellite tracking component is part of a wider turtle monitoring program conducted by Rio Tinto, which includes tagging and monitoring nesting success and sand temperature at local beaches.
Thirteen transmitters were to be deployed during the 2010/11 and 2011/12 nesting seasons, on Flatback turtles at Bells Beach, Cape Lambert. Twenty more transmitters will be deployed in 2012/13.
