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Researchers Tag First-ever Free-swimming Leatherback Turtles In N…
Marine animal news | August 7th 2008 by prakash kumar
University of New Hampshire researchers have tagged one male and two female leatherback turtles off Cape Cod. They are the first free-swimming leatherbacks ever tagged in New England.The 700 - 800-pound leatherback turtles, an endangered species, wer read more
Record birthrate of Leatherback Turtles in Costa Rica
Marine animal news | May 30th 2008 by prakash kumar
Nearly 900 endangered Leatherback Turtles were born at the Junquillal beach on Costa Rica's Pacific coastline in recent months thanks to community workers that scare off poachers and protect the eggs, the World Wildlife Fund for Nature said Thursday. read more
The Different Types of Turtles
PetLvr.com - [The Blog] | March 14th 2008 by HART (1-800-HART)
By Steven Magill There are hundreds of different types of turtles. This article aims to give you a brief overview of the different types of turtles. Here is a short list of some of the types of turtle: The Pig Nosed Turtle: This type has been called read more
Leatherback Sea Turtles Followed On 12,700 Mile Migratory Journey…
Marine animal news | February 28th 2008 by prakash kumar
NOAA researchers and their international partners in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands are using satellite transmitter technology to track the endangered leatherback sea turtle across the Pacific Ocean। Transmitters attached to t read more
LEATHERBACKS IN ACTION!
backpackermom | February 14th 2008
If you've never seen a leatherback turtle, here is a great video with a lot of description about exactly what these wonderful creatures are all about. And it is filmed right here in Costa Rica, Playa Grande. read more
The Leatherback Turtle
backpackermom | February 14th 2008
Since my book focuses on the Pacific Leatherback turtle which is the number one most endangered marine animal in the world, I thought I'd give you guys a bit of info on this precious creature so that you can see why I'm so partial to this particular read more
Turtle swims from Indonesia to Oregon
Marine animal news | February 11th 2008 by prakash kumar
A leatherback turtle has been tracked swimming from the coast of the Papua province in Indonesia to Oregon, researchers said, in what may be the longest trip for marine vertebrae between breeding and feeding sites. "This is an animal perfectly suited read more
13,000 miles in 647 days: The amazing journey of a sea turtle
Exploring Our World | February 9th 2008 by Richard
13,000 miles: not only about 1/20 of the distance from the Earth to the Moon, but also the distance covered by a Leatherback Turtle in the Pacific Ocean, non-stop and completely unaided. By attaching a radio tag to a female turtle scientists were read more
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