Georgetown, Ascension Island, 2009-05-06
So we have been successfully attaching 3 GPS tags to female green turtles last night. The beach was much more active and the sea was calmer. At some point I guess we had between 15 and 20 females onshore at the same time laying their eggs or searching for a good spot. The females are sensitive to disturbances, so we must be quiet not to disrupt their attempts. Sometimes they do not seem to be happy with the site, so they move and start digging the body pit at another location. During egg-laying, they are calm and stay, and are not easily disturbed. This is the time we can attach the transmitters, but we must work fast. All worked out well, and the females were all large and beautiful. Just as we were waiting for the last turtle to return to the sea, heavy rains started to fall and we could happily return back to the Obsidian Hotel to get some sleep. Now just one GPS tag to put on and then this part of the mission is completed.
More later/
Susanne
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