Green Sea Turtle 'Sanjay' Links Galapagos and Cocos Islands

Описание: Sanjay, a 117 pound male endangered green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii), made history on Monday, June 16 when he completed his 14-day migration from the Cocos Island Marine National Park in Costa Rica to the Galapagos Marine Reserve in Ecuador. Sanjay is the first turtle to directly link these two protected marine areas, proving the connectivity of the Eastern Tropical Pacific as well as the importance of protecting migration routes.

Sanjay was one of three green sea turtles tagged at Cocos Island, Costa Rica in June during Turtle Island Restoration Network and PRETOMA's joint 10-day research expedition. The expedition set out to understand where these endangered sea turtles migrate and how they use marine protected areas.

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