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Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)

Created: January 3rd, 2016 - 07:11 PM
Last Modified: March 14th, 2016 - 10:01 AM Entered by: Andrea Howlett
Record 244410
Country:
United States 		State:
Massachusetts 		County:
Barnstable County 		Time:
2016-01-01 08:35:00
Qty:
1 		Age:
-- 		Sex:
-- 		Method:
Visual encounter 		Habitat:
Beach
Body Temperature:
----- 		Air Temperature:
39.00F 		Ground Temperature:
----- 		Humidity:
53%
Sky Conditions:
Partly Cloudy 		Moon Phase:
Waning Gibbous 		Elevation:
----- 		Barometric Pressure:
29.93 mmHg

Notes

Part of a volunteer project for Mass Audubon. Turtle was transported to Mass Audubon's sanctuary in Wellfleet Bay. Turtle was found dead (obviously).

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Comments

Posted by Andrea Howlett on Jan 06, 2016 at 12:08 PM

The stick in the background is where it was originally; from the time we initially marked it in the morning to the time we made it to the tip of the island and back, the gulls had moved it about 15 feet.

Posted by Stacy Schenkel on Jan 05, 2016 at 01:13 PM

eerie...but still cool to find!