Satellite Tracking
Dylan
A project of the Georgia Sea Turtle Center.
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Dylan was released on June 30, 2008 after being raised entirely in artificial habitats for 10 years. She is the first captive loggerhead sea turtle known to be satellite tagged and released after this length of time in captivity. She has traveled quite a bit and seems to favor the Gulf of Mexico at this time!
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Species: Loggerhead
Life Stage: Juvenile
Gender: Female
Release Date: 2008-06-30 13:00:00
Release Location: Jekyll Island, GA
Last Location: 2009-05-03 03:13:12
Background
Dylan was rescued as a "straggler hatchling" (one which did not emerge from the nest successfully with most of the hatchlings in the nest) on August 26, 1998. She was raised in various zoological facilities including the Tidelands Nature center on Jekyll Island, Coastal Encounters on St. Simons Island, and the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. Her final stop before returning to her natural environment was the newly created Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island where she received behavioral training to identify and capture natural prey items.
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