Halide

Green Turtles, Overveiw

A project of Marine Turtle Research Group.

click map for full-size version Since laying her last clutch, Halide headed west from the nesting beach and began her migration to her foraging grounds. She is now located off the north African coast of Egypt, close to the Libyan border and is likley to continue to migrate along the coast, foraging as she goes.

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Species: Green Turtle
Life Stage: Adult
Gender: Female
Release Date: 2004-07-23 00:01:00
Release Location: Alagadi Beach
Last Location: 2005-07-15 19:50:58

Adoptive Parents:
Patricia Greenway
Pamela Merrell
Aimee Taylor
Harriet Knight
Mrs S Robertshaw
E & R O'Connor
Sinead Curran
Sluman/Moss
Josh & Sam Roberts
Stephen Moores
Rupert Boyce
Marlene Wiseman
Kathryn Willis
Ben & Jimmy Woolley
Ellie Chamberlain
Holly & Sacha Evans
Ronan Corrigan
Jordan Wilson
Mrs D Bennett
Mr B White & Miss B Bissett
Andy Jones
Kirsty & Fraser Clayton
Sinclair Family
Callum Butler
Paul Parr
L Bullock
Joely May Golding
Nikki Mitchell
Aidan Lavery
James, Thomas & William Wade
Rebekah Sloanemather
Dave Gurr
Sophie & Aimee Brownlow
Lewis & Hannah Batchelor
Lloyd Kay
Samantha Doherty
Timothy Woodcock
Mr Ian Kinsey
Lydia Gibbs
I & P Gerrard
Sarah Telfer
Duncan & Nicky Paterson
Nigel Byrne
Kirsty Wagg
Rosie Yates
Mrs G Robson
Marilyn Nicholson
Rebecca Jamieson
Don Abson
Darren Smith
Elizabeth Modarelli
Howard Dawson
Benjamin Brodsky

Background

This green turtle has been named Halide, after the daughter of Savas Kalfaoglu, Department of the Environment Officer who has been a close colleague and friend working with us in Cyprus since 1992. Halide was fitted with a Sirtrack satellite transmitter on the night of the 22/23rd July 2004 at Alagadi Beach, Northern Cyprus. This is the sixth season that she has been recorded nesting at this beach. We first recorded her in 1992 but she may have been coming for many years before that as this was our first year of monitoring! In 2004 she laid at least 3 clutches at Alagadi Beach.