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Sea Turtle Glossary

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Migration

The movement from one place to another. Sea turtles migrate to and from their nesting and foraging grounds. This can be thousands of miles.

WWW References:

• Sea Turtle Satellite Tracking

Entered by: Brendan Godley
Modified by: Annette Broderick, Matthew Godfrey,
Entered: 2004-12-13 16:51:36
Last modified: 2007-03-18 21:46:43