118844

Sea Turtles of Dominica

A project of DomSeTCO.

click map for full-size version Movements of an adult female Leatherback Sea Turtle tagged while nesting at Rosalie Beach in Dominica.

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Species: Leatherback
Life Stage: Adult
Gender: Female
Release Date: 2012-05-18 04:35:00
Release Location: Rosalie Bay, Dominica
Last Location: 2013-01-30 21:14:41

Adoptive Parents:
Keith Weekley

Background

118844 was tagged as she was laying her eggs on Rosalie Bay beach. The beach is patrolled every night to help prevent poaching of both adult Leatherbacks and their eggs. A direct tag attachment method was used.