Lucy

Bali turtles

A project of Udayana University - WWF Joint Program.

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Species: Olive Ridley
Life Stage: Adult
Gender: Female
Release Date: 2009-05-03 08:40:04
Release Location: Serangan-Bali
Last Location: 2009-05-17 19:45:14

Background

This is part of the awareness rsising conducted by Udayana University and WWF Indonesia to mobilize local support for turtle conservation. Lucy was captured and injured accidentally by a local fisherman several days earlier in water near Peti Tenget (Kuta) - Bali. She was brought to the turtle education centre of Bali for rehabilitation. She has a metal tag (ID4303) indicating that she has been using the Alas Purwo (East Java) nesting site. Her CCL and CCW were 69 and 64 cm, respectively.