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Cape Lambert Flatback Turtle Monitoring Program

A project of Rio Tinto in conjunction with the partners and sponsors detailed below.

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Name	Species	Life Stage	Release Date	Last Location	Days Transmitted
Djimmi	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2011-11-23	2013-05-17	541
Stella	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2011-12-01	2013-05-16	532
P-Dog	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2011-12-22	2013-03-17	451
Belle	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2011-12-02	2013-05-21	536
Lambert	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2011-11-19	2013-05-22	550
Celeste	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2012-01-13	2013-05-21	494
Fe	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2011-12-22	2013-05-22	517
Cidra	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2012-01-17	2013-05-22	491
Gecko	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2012-11-28	2013-05-21	174
Pixie	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2012-11-27	2013-05-22	176
Pinkie	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2012-11-28	2013-04-01	124
Luna	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2012-01-04	2012-07-03	181
Hope	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2011-11-19	2012-10-24	340
Kai	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2012-11-10	2012-11-29	19
Turi	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2012-11-14	2013-05-18	185
Jean	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2012-11-27	2013-05-04	158
Ganon	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2012-11-25	2013-04-06	132
Kyah	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2012-11-27	2013-05-20	174
Turbo	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2012-11-15	2012-11-30	15
De$$tiny	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2012-11-15	2013-04-04	140
Sharon	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2012-11-14	2013-05-20	187
Chops	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2012-11-26	2012-12-15	19
Susan	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2013-01-14	2013-04-15	91
Narelle	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2013-01-15	2013-05-22	127
Charlie	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2012-11-29	2013-05-21	173
Jezebel	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2012-11-28	2013-05-21	174
Paddles	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2012-11-26	2013-05-13	168
Lucy	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2013-01-07	2013-05-22	135
Gorgeous George	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2012-11-29	2013-05-21	173
Laurice	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2013-01-08	2013-05-22	134
Otouhime	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2012-11-30	2013-05-22	173
Ton!e	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2013-01-14	2013-05-21	127
Marla	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2010-11-30	2011-04-21	142
Mia	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2010-11-30	2011-03-05	95
Wichita	Flatback Turtle	Adult	2010-11-30	2011-07-31	243

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Introduction

This project is conducted by environment department staff at Rio Tinto's Cape Lambert operations. The satellite tracking component is part of a wider turtle monitoring program conducted by Rio Tinto, which includes tagging and monitoring nesting success and sand temperature at local beaches.

Thirteen transmitters were to be deployed during the 2010/11 and 2011/12 nesting seasons, on Flatback turtles at Bells Beach, Cape Lambert. Twenty more transmitters will be deployed in 2012/13.