By Andrew Uhr (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #141) on Monday, November 15, 2004 - 11:12 am: |
Dear Friends,
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By Andrew Uhr (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #143) on Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - 8:21 am: |
Dear Friends,
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By Glen Reem (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1915) on Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - 6:12 pm: |
Now if there was only a camera on Stinapa, uplinking what she was doing. Maybe we could find the reasons for the excursions from a straight line route. :–)
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By Andrew Uhr (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #144) on Wednesday, November 17, 2004 - 10:29 am: |
The transmitter is fastened with epoxy which eventually ages and fails. The turtle usually gives the process an assist by rubbing against rocks or coral heads.
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By Andrew Uhr (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #145) on Wednesday, November 17, 2004 - 10:32 am: |
Dear Friends,
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By Glen Reem (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1919) on Wednesday, November 17, 2004 - 9:20 pm: |
TKS,Andy. Obviously an easier attachment than for whales; that at least used to be the first problem given to new students since one just might have a really bright idea and do it.
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By Andrew Uhr (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #146) on Thursday, November 18, 2004 - 8:14 am: |
Dear Friends,
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By Carole Baker (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #4341) on Thursday, November 18, 2004 - 10:36 pm: |
She's on a mission, for sure! Amazing...simply amazing. Carole
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By Andrew Uhr (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #147) on Friday, November 19, 2004 - 10:16 am: |
Dear Friends,
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By Denise Kacavas (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #894) on Friday, November 19, 2004 - 12:10 pm: |
This is so cool! And she doesn't even have a road map :-) I wonder if we'll see that her stay someplace for awhile after hitting land and then move on to someplace else - back to Bonaire ... ?
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By Andrew Uhr (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #148) on Saturday, November 20, 2004 - 8:39 am: |
Once she arrives at her home feeding grounds, she won't stray too far afield from the general location until she's ready to nest again. In 2 to 4 years, she'll come back to Bonaire and nest once again.
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By Andrew Uhr (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #149) on Saturday, November 20, 2004 - 8:40 am: |
Dear Friends,
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By Cynde (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #12663) on Saturday, November 20, 2004 - 7:47 pm: |
Andy, thanks again for updating is on this little gal. It is so amazing to me how they go so far to nest and lay eggs, then make their way back to their other home. Whatever happened to the ones from last season (sorry if it's been posted somewhere else)...do they still have their tracking devices on?
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By Andrew Uhr (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #150) on Sunday, November 21, 2004 - 8:06 am: |
For reasons unknown we lost the signals from 'Extra' and 'Tom' on the same day. 'Extra' had already made it back to her home feeding grounds about 150 km off the coast of Honduras. 'Tom' was still in deep water when we lost his signal. He was headed in the direction of Saba or the Saba Banks.
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By Denise Kacavas (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #896) on Sunday, November 21, 2004 - 10:22 am: |
Are the turtles who return to Bonaire, like Stinapa, for nesting, the same turtles who are born on Bonaire? And are the home feeding grounds typically the same area they return to after every nesting?
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By Andrew Uhr (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #152) on Monday, November 22, 2004 - 8:15 am: |
Yes, it is highly probable that Stinapa was born on Bonaire and that she will go back to the same area after nesting here.
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