
- An unbothered Green turtle (Chelonia mydas)
- The eye of a turtle. Tumours are sometimes present around the eye of the turtles.
- The clean shell of a Hawksbill turtle
- Injecting the PIT (Personal Identification Tag). This can only be read by a scanner run over the turtle, not from a satellite.
- Weighing the turtle - they can be very heavy. One we weighed was 20kg
- Checking the plastron (underside) for any marks or signs of disease
- Hold it still! Checking for marks or signs of disease
- Exact measurement of the carapace using calipers
- Me holding the turtle while the carapace is measured
- All done! Ready to be released
- The wet towel over the head helps keep the turtle calm while it is being measured and tagged
- Newly hatched turtles on the run to the sea
- Hatchling Olive Ridley
- A hatchling on his way
- 1 in 1000 survive to adulthood....