BITS AND BYTES
Sea Turtle Tracking Update
On December 11, 2011, satellite signals indicated that Jklynn had started her migration home in a northerly direction and by December 22nd, the female Hawksbill was just 80 kilometers south of the Dominican Republic, swimming 716 kilometers or 445 miles to get there.
January 15 she was in the coastal waters of one of the Dominican Republic’s most beautiful beaches and is an area where some Hawksbill and many Leatherback turtles nest. Looking at her average rate of speed, she traveled from Bonaire to that area in approximately 13 days.