
Transmitter-equipped Turtles Disappear
May 7, 2007 @ 06:26 AM (EST)
Source: Iol.co.za
Two giant green sea turtles fitted with satellite transmitters have gone missing in the Arabian Sea, setting back Pakistani efforts to protect the endangered species, officials said.
The 1 metre-long female turtles, named Chandni III and Chandni IV, may have been hit by boats or somehow lost their transmitters, which only emit a signal when the animal comes up for air, they said...
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