Great Canadian Turtle Race

The latest in the Great Canadian Turtle Race! Who are you cheering for?!

Take a look at the latest positions of the turtles in the Great Canadian Turtle Race!

You might wonder, looking at this map, how it’s possible we expect this race to last into the spring. We all have to admit that Mignonnette is motoring.

Two maps today: one from this week (bottom), one from last (top). I have just been looking at them carefully, trying to spot the differences. Who has moved where?

In the lead, at the moment, is Lily Rose. This turtle is special to me. It is named for Miss Lily Rose Rosploch, a little girl I know.

Canadian waters are an all-you-can-eat jellyfish buffet for leatherback turtles. Atlantic leatherbacks migrate to Canada to feed on jellies.

It is possible that you have not been kept up at night worrying about Riley the turtle. But we have.