Ecuador To Track Endangered Turtle Via Satellite
By Matt J. Weiss, January 15, 2009 @ 02:00 AM (EST)
Source: Laht.com
Here is an article about satellite tracking for marine sea turtles in Ecuador.
A hawksbill turtle, a critically endangered marine turtle species that nests along the Ecuadorian coast, will be tracked via satellite for the purpose of studying its behavior, the presidential press office said.
The turtle, which has been kept at the marine life rescue center at the Machalilla National Park in the western province of Santa Elena, is being set free Tuesday with a "satellite tracking" device.
By means of the study, the first to be carried out in Ecuador with this kind of technology, an attempt will be made to follow the turtle and discover how it uses its habitat, its migration routes and its development, among other aspects, the presidential office document said.
The turtle, which has been kept at the marine life rescue center at the Machalilla National Park in the western province of Santa Elena, is being set free Tuesday with a "satellite tracking" device.
By means of the study, the first to be carried out in Ecuador with this kind of technology, an attempt will be made to follow the turtle and discover how it uses its habitat, its migration routes and its development, among other aspects, the presidential office document said.
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