We were just checking the data records sent to us by our friends at Nature Seekers in Trinidad about the Canadian turtles they’ve seen on the beach. The records list many things, including the series of numbers on each turtle’s flipper tags.
And one of them was Beverly! She nested at Matura Beach at 11:48 p.m. on April 9.
Beverly was not wearing her satellite transmitter any longer, so she looked like any of the other nesting turtles there. But her flipper tags confirm it was her.
I have been lucky to spend time at Matura Beach myself so I have an idea of what it would have been like to watch Beverly lay her eggs that dark night, only a sliver of crescent moon in the sky.
But still I wish I’d been there to see that moment when she touched land again after thousands and thousands of kilometres and three solid years at sea.
This is a photograph I took of a leatherback nesting on Matura Beach in Trinidad when I was there in May 2014. This turtle, like Beverly, came ashore after an incredible journey.
Fantastic, thanks for informing !
My wee Beverley finally made it! If not fast she is persistent & adventurous!! Good girl Bev! You revved it at your speed! xoxoxo