The world according to me....

Steel wool pads work very well to clean the carapace of a loggerhead in anticipation of the attachment of a satellite tag. This turtle, being cleaned by Wendy, was cold-stunned by cool water temperatures in North Carolina several months ago, and was found live-stranded on the coast. It was transferred to the Rehabilitation Center in Manteo that is adminstered by the Roanoke Aquarium and by NEST. It has been given a clean bill of health by a local wildlife veternarian, and is to be released in warm waters offshore as soon as possible. It will be carrying a satellite transmitter, as part of a project with the aim to evaluate the post-release behavior of rehabilitated turtles. So far, one loggerhead is being tracked since it was released in September 2003. Regularly updated maps and other information about this project is available here, and soon on seaturtle.org also.