'Extra'

Satellite Tracking of three species of sea turtles on Bonaire

A project of Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire.

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Species: Loggerhead
Life Stage: Adult
Gender: Female
Release Date: 2004-07-09 11:41:00
Release Location: Klein Bonaire
Last Location: 2004-10-26 13:15:30

Adoptive Parents:
Lake MacLeod

Background

On the morning of Friday 9 July we caught 'Extra' on the reef in front of Klein Bonaire, where she is known to nest, and placed a transmitter onto her carapace. Apparently that same night she nested on Klein Bonaire and then the following afternoon started to move away. We knew that the loggerhead nesting season is about to end, but didn't expect to see action so fast! 'Extra' moved off to the northwest from Bonaire.

This loggerhead was named 'Extra' after the newspaper on Bonaire, because of the editor's outstanding support of the turtle tracking project. Through their nearly daily coverage, the paper has stimulated great interest in turtle issues on and around Bonaire. By highlighting the spectacular migration of 'our' sea turtles, we are seeing a renewed respect for these animals, now again one of the symbols of Bonaire.