Ocean Ambassadors -- Tracking Turtles by Satellite

OCEAN AMBASSADORS

Tracking Results

Note: This page is presented to showcase the Flash animations we've created. All the links on this page (except links to the Flash animations) were disabled. Click here to go oneocean.org's Track A Turtle web site.

Using satellite telemetry, this site tracks the green turtles of the Turtle Islands at the border of Sabah, Malaysia and Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. The tracking results tell some very interesting stories about these endangered species' time around the islands and their migration.

The Turtle Islands are the first trans-frontier protected area for sea turtles in the world and Southeast Asia's single most important green turtle conservation area

Turtle Biology
Turtle Islands Heritage Protected Area
-- Philippine Turtle
Islands
DENR Conservation Program in the Turtle Islands
-- How You Can Help
Turtle Threats
Satellite Tracking Our Turtles
Tracking Results

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MIGRATORY ROUTE OF TURTLE YUMI

We attached Yumi's transmitter on 16 Oct 1998. The route above was plotted using only high quality ARGOS satellite locations received between 22 Oct 1998 and 29 Jan 1999.

Playing with this interactive animation of Yumi's movements gives you a feeling for the timing of her movements. Watch the data window as you see the turtle icon moving across the animation's map. (In older browsers the Macromedia Flash 3.0 plugin has to be installed to be able to view the interactive animations.)

MIGRATORY ROUTE OF HANI

We attached Hani's transmitter on 17 Oct 1998. The route above was plotted using only high quality ARGOS satellite locations received between 21 Oct 1998 and 31 Dec 1998.

Playing with this interactive animation of Hani's movements gives you a feeling for the timing of her movements. Watch the data window as you see the turtle icon moving across the animation's map.

LAILA
Tagged on 19:00 GMT, July 20, 1999
Baguan Island, Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines

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Turtle 10033
Last Update: March 31, 2001

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(Tracks and animation require Flash 5.0 player)

Turtle 10449
Last Update: March 31, 2001

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Turtle 16132
Last Update: March 31, 2001

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Turtle 16226
Last Update: March 31, 2001

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