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Tortuguero Sea Turtle Tracking

Tortuguero Green & Hawksbill Tracking

In 2000, Sea Turtle Conservancy (STC) began satellite tagging sea turtles to study their migration from Tortuguero, Costa Rica to their feeding grounds throughout the Caribbean. Through STC’s Sea Turtle Migration-Tracking Education Program, the public is invited to watch along as we learn more about these amazing animals.

A satellite transmitter is attached to the turtle’s shell to monitor their movements once back in the ocean. Both green and hawksbill sea turtles are being tracked as part of this study designed to help STC and others learn more about the migratory behavior of these species. This information will help both conservationists and natural resource managers improve protection efforts for this endangered species by helping establish “migration pathways” between nesting grounds and feeding areas.

Site History

Our Legacy

Additional turtles were tracked from 2000 through 2009:

2009: Aurora | Chica
2002: Miss Junie 2
2001: Freija | Peddel 02 | Mandalay (aka “Mandy”)
2000: Esperanza | Freed | Mamoi | Marea | Mariposita del mar | Miss Junie | Miss Tomasa | Zenit

Turtles Tracked From This Site

Esmeralda

Miso Speedy

Seartina

Briar

Chiliguara

Gochujang

Grana

Juanita

Jupa

Mai Tai

Pesto

Cheddah

Esperanza

Kiwi

Mamacita

Mery

Nilly

Peach

Pearl

Po Kue

Emerald

Keilar

Luna

Megan Thee Turtle

Pistachio

Quaver

Seaweed

Timmy

Aukai

Gim II

Olive

Mei Mei

Sage

Sheldon

Bean

Cordelia

Vida

Angel

Reefie

Sanchez

Tartle

Emma

Pebbles

Pawikan

Susie Q

Tiki

Esperanza

Estrella

Cruz

Mora

Shelldon

Adele

Odessa

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Other Site Locations

Florida Gulf Coast Loggerhead Tracking

Bermuda Juvenile Green Turtle Tracking

Florida Leatherback Tracking

Chiriquí Beach Hawksbill Tracking

Drago Beach

Rehabilitated Sea Turtle Tracking

Cuban Sea Turtle Tracking

Archie Carr Refuge Loggerhead Tracking

Eastern Caribbean Hawksbill Tracking

Tortuguero Sea Turtle Tracking

Caribbean Leatherback Tracking

Bluff Beach

Soropta Beach

Chiriqui Beach

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    Resources

    Recent decline of Tortuguero green turtles
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    Illegal take of nesting sea turtles in Tortuguero
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    Sea Turtle Conservation at Tortuguero
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    Migration of green turtles from Tortuguero
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    Migration of hawksbills from Tortuguero
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    Possible decline in Tortuguero leatherback nesting
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    Male Green Turtles on Tortuguero nesting beach
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    Predation of Green and Leatherback Turtles by Jaguars
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    Green Informational Poster
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    Hawksbill Life History Poster
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    Carey Informational Poster
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    Verde Informational Poster
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