It's never good to change horses midsream, but sometimes you have to change turtles. Since the leatherbacks' transmitters have not functioned properly this season, Dr. Standora has graciously offered to share satellite data from another species of turtle that he and his colleagues are tracking, the loggerhead turtle. The scientists are now preparing the data and will send it sometime in the next week. These turtles are traveling in the Atlantic Ocean along the U.S. East Coast.
Join the Loggerhead Turtle Hunt Let's go on a nationwide turtle hunt and see how much information we can collect about loggerheads. Search your library, bookstore and magazines rack and see what you can find. (If you find some good resources that other students might enjoy, be sure to send a bibliography.) Send your turtle facts to: jnorth@informns.k12.mn.us We'll post all the information you've collected in a future report.
The Leatherback Will Be Back For those of you who love the leatherbacks, don't dismay. In our next report we will begin to send last spring's migration data so that you can continue to use your leatherback map. You will then be able to contrast and compare to the travels of two turtle types, the loggerhead and the leatherback.
Home Alone Contest In our next report we'll announce the winner of the Home Alone turtle nest guessing contest. Stay tuned!