Chameleon

Identification of secondary foraging grounds for green turtles as they depart Mantanani, Malaysia

A project of Marine Research Foundation.

click map for full-size version Chameleon (Green Turtle) is on the coast of Malaysia and 88 km from Kota

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Species: Green Turtle
Life Stage: Juvenile
Gender: Female
Release Date: 2011-02-20 07:30:00
Release Location: Mantanani
Last Location: 2011-08-31 13:17:34

Background

Chameleon is a young female green turtle which is helping us identify where her foraging grounds are once she leaves Mantanani. Our past research on Mantanani island revealed that the turtles do not stay there for more than a few years and we want to know where she lives after this. She was tagged with number MY0157, and now has a shiny satellite transmitter courtesy of the Shell (Malaysia) Foundation to help identify her new foraging grounds.