155K views · 1.4K reactions | The journey begins… An endangered Loggerhead turtle hatchling begins its perilous journey to the sea. At around a week old, this tiny reptile already has numerous predators to contend with before it even reaches the water! #MarineMonday  by @jacintashackleton #Loggerheadturtle | Discovery | Facebook

Loggerhead hatchlings in the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge 🐢💕 Video by Karen King | Sea Turtle Conservancy

Have you ever wondered where recovered sea turtles go after we release them? After almost nine months of care, Himalayan Salt was outfitted with a tracking tag and released off Cape Cod in September. Check out the loggerhead’s journey!📍 🐢 We use different forms of tagging to track a turtle’s migration to warmer waters. If turtles are large enough, they may receive a satellite tag. These sophisticated tags provide information on the turtle’s location, and some tag models also tell us about wate

Happy #SeaTurtleWeek! Did you know that by mapping the migration routes of tagged loggerhead sea turtles, we can see that they base their course on a specific chlorophyll and temperature gradient? In other words, they prefer a narrow band of more temperate ocean conditions—not too hot and not too cold. For more on Sea Turtle Week 2020 please visit: go.usa.gov/xwUxF Check out more NOAA "Science on a Sphere" datasets here: sos.noaa.gov #30DaysofOcean #OceanMonth2020 | NOAA Satellite and Informatio