One for the turtles!
On the days when we look and look for leatherbacks at sea and come up empty, or those times when we miss catching the one (or more!) turtles we do see, I’m often oddly satisfied.
Still near coast
The team at Grande Riviere did not find Margaret last night. We have gotten new hits in the last hour from her tag showing her just 3 kilometres west of Grande Riviere beach.
Maybe Grande Riviere tonight?
A few minutes ago we got a good-quality satellite hit from Margaret - she's about 1.5 kilometres off the nesting beach at Grande Riviere!
Margaret Update
Take a look! Margaret is just off the coast of Grande Riviere, Trinidad. If you haven't already, take a second to guess when and where she will nest.
Margaret today
Here is Margaret's map from this morning. She's not as close to shore as she was last night. She's wandering a bit... pretty common leatherback behaviour.
Which will it be?
As of a few minutes ago, Margaret is approximately 20 kilometres from Grande Riviere beach and 40 kilometres from Matura beach.
Getting closer
As of this morning, Margaret is only about 100 kilometres away from the Trinidad nesting beaches!