101138 (UUJ519)

Padre Island National Seashore Kemp's Ridley Tracking Program-2011

A project of Padre Island National Seashore Kemp's Ridley Tracking Program.

click map for full-size version 101138 (UUJ519) (Kemp's Ridley) is 21 km SE of the coast of United States and 105 km from Biloxi

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Species: Kemp's Ridley
Life Stage: Adult
Gender: Female
Release Date: 2011-04-22 15:55:00
Release Location: Padre Island National Seashore
Last Location: 2013-03-30 21:42:15

Background

This adult female Kemp's ridley nested at Padre Island National Seashore on 22 April 2011. She had not been tagged previously and was from the wild stock.

This turtle was outfitted with a Sirtrack KiwiSat 101 satellite transmitter by the National Park Service at Padre Island National Seashore.