TRACKING A TURTLE
Smarttie is an adult female Kemp’s ridley turtle discovered nesting at Hershey Beach on Galveston Island May 2. Researchers outfitted her with a satellite transmitter and released her the same day. Kemp’s ridley females are tracked to find out if they return to the same beaches every year. TEXAS 10
Houston
10
May 2
59 288
Port Arthur
90
Total distance traveled: 740 miles July 4 June 14
45
June 1
Point to p
Freeport
May 25
20 mi.
LA.
Smarttie’s track
oint: 196
Gulf of Mexico
Sources: Texas A&M University at Galveston; seaturtle.org
miles
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