Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)
Created: December 6th, 2016 - 11:21 AM
Last Modified: December 6th, 2016 - 11:32 AM Entered by: Andrea Howlett
Record 267982
Last Modified: December 6th, 2016 - 11:32 AM Entered by: Andrea Howlett
Record 267982
Country: United States |
State: Massachusetts |
County: Barnstable County |
Time: 2016-12-03 07:30:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Juvenile |
Sex: -- |
Method: Visual encounter |
Habitat: Beach |
Body Temperature: ----- |
Air Temperature: 41.00F |
Ground Temperature: ----- |
Humidity: 57% |
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Sky Conditions: Partly Cloudy |
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent |
Elevation: ----- |
Barometric Pressure: 29.29 mmHg |
Notes
NW Winds 25.3 mph with 33.4 mph gusts.
Found in conjunction with Massachusetts Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary's Sea Turtle Stranding Project.
Found with Mike Howlett and Bob Ferguson.
Turtle was transported to the New England Aquarium's turtle hospital for evaluation and rehabilitation.