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How to satellite tag a leatherback in Mayumba National Park

I recently traveled to Gabon as part of a project to study the spatial ecology of sea turtles in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, funded by the Large Pelagics Research Center. The following provides highlights of the logistics required to make such a trip happen.

Photos and videos for this post were taken by myself, Matthew Witt, Angela Formia and Brendan Godley.

I had started to write up the whole trip at once, but the sheer volume of it all is proving daunting. I'd probably never finish if I tried to do it all at once. So, here we go, one day at a time...

Day 1 - Leave Home

Depart from Durham, North Carolina (me), Cornwall, UK (Brendan and Matt) and Rome (Angela). Exchange <insert your currency here> for Euros.


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This follows several months of planning and years of building relationships that took place before any of us left home.

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