Tracking Stewie
Well, Stewie has gone a long way. She’s as far south as the state of Virginia. “It’s been two weeks and she’s travelled over 1,000 kilometres—although definitely not in the direction we’d predict [...]
Stewie’s Map
Stewie is a leatherback sea turtle that was stranded in the mudflats of the Shubenacadie River in July 2021. With the help of a huge group of people (Team Stewie!), we were able to get her safely [...]
Saving Stewie
I didn’t expect the turtle to live. Our friends from the Marine Animal Response Society called. The leatherback had been stranded on the mudflats of the Shubenacadie River for at least two, [...]
Racial injustice
I have not yet made a statement on behalf of the Canadian Sea Turtle Network with respect to the protests against racism that have swept the world since the murder of George Floyd. I am a white [...]
Turtle break: Sir David
We’re extremely interested in Sir David these days. We are one of the only research programs that satellite tags male leatherback turtles, so it’s particularly exciting to see what they do. [...]
Take a turtle break
Sometimes, it’s just nice to think about something else. I suppose it tells us a lot about the current state of the world that I’m suggesting an endangered species—about which we sometimes feel [...]
