Translocation Study
Thirty-three Caretta
caretta were intercepted on the nesting beach prior to oviposition
during 1985, 1986, and 1989. Each turtle was transported 60 km,
fitted with radio transmitters, and released. Six turtles provided
no useful data due to transmitter failure or detachment. Thus,
27 turtles provided information on the response of loggerheads
to translocation. Of these 27 turtles, 17 (63%) returned to the
home area and 6 (22%) were in route when contact was lost. A total
of 23 of 27 turtles (85%) that were translocated showed evidence
of a strong tendency to return to a home or primary beach. Four
(15%) showed no movement towards home.
