Episode 701: Sea Turtles: The Lost Years
The lives of all sea turtles begin once their eggs are laid on the beach by nesting females. They are left alone to fend for themselves against predators, the environment, and human impacts. Researchers have long known that once these tiny sea turtles reach adulthood, they will mate and females will return to the same beaches where they first hatched. But the great mystery lies in those years in-between. Where do juvenile sea turtles go once they reach the water? For decades this gap in knowledge was referred to as “the lost years.” Now, a team of researchers in Florida has found an innovative way to tag and track these tiny turtles in ways no one had thought possible.
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Image Credits
Changing Seas would like to thank the following individuals and institutions who kindly allowed their footage, images and other media to be used in this production:
Alexander Gaos
ICAPO (Eastern Pacific Hawksbill Initiative)
Sergio Figuera
Kate Mansfield
Pew Oceans Commission
Friend of Turtles
Pond 5
Projeto TAMAR
Save-A-Turtle, Inc. of the Florida Keys
Videoblocks
Ingrid Yanez
Web Extras
Marine Turtle Research Group Field Work
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