Keeling

Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Nesting Green Turtles

A project of Biomarine International.

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Species: Green Turtle
Life Stage: Adult
Gender: Female
Release Date: 2006-01-16 19:30:00
Release Location: Cocos (Keeling) Island
Last Location: 2006-11-07 03:35:53

Adoptive Parents:
Meianna Oeser

Background

This turtle was named after the Pulu Keeling National Park. Pulu is Malay for Island and Keeling comes from William Keeling, the first European credited for discovering the two atolls.