Researchers Fire The Starting Gun For The Great Turtle Race
Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 08:35
in Biology & Nature
Leatherbacks are the largest turtles on Earth with evolutionary roots that go back more than 100 million years. But their numbers, particularly in the Pacific, are declining at an alarming rate due to egg harvest, fishery bycatch, coastal development, and highly variable food availability. Researchers have attached satellite transmitters to track them in the Great Turtle Race.