Goose Finally Heads South
We have been keeping an eye on Goose, the green sea turtle, who was released on August 26, 2009 with a satellite tag so that we could track him. For the past couple months, Goose has been hanging out in Long Island Sound. We expected him to head east to the Gulf stream or south, but he stayed in Long Island Sound for quite some time. We were starting to get worried! Luckily, the hits we got from his tag yesterday show that he has made it out of the sound and is heading south. This is great news. See his map below.
If you would like to follow Goose's track, visit seaturtle.org. You will notice that the map is updated weekly, since we have the tag only transmitting one day per week in order to save battery life. You can sign up to receive email updates or even adopt Goose!
~Kerry
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Labels: Goose, Green Sea Turtle, release, Satellite tracking
posted by Kerry at
9:28 AM
2 Comments:
Yay! I was starting to get worried that Goose wasn't going to make it out and would have to be rescued again!
Perhaps Goose should be introduced to the manatees that have also found their way to Long Island Sound.
manatee long island sound
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