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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

Monday JAY CARR : C H R O N I C L E

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