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Tracking Bootes

$40.00

Bootes is a leatherback sea turtle that was originally tagged on Juno Beach on May 20, 2002. During her first encounter over 20 years ago, she was satellite tracked from her nesting area in Florida to her foraging grounds off of North Carolina and Virginia.

Since that first encounter in 2002, Bootes has been seen nesting on Juno Beach on 12 different occasions. She was weighed in late May of 2022 after laying her eggs, where she clocked in at 817 lbs. She was re-weighed in on April 5, 2024 and was 985 lbs. These fluctuations in body mass are typical of nesting sea turtles, as they do not eat during the nesting season. Bootes will likely lose weight as she continues to nest in 2024.

In an effort to better understand “foraging site fidelity,” or loyalty to areas where these turtles feed, we re-attached a satellite transmitter to Bootes on April 14, 2024. We are excited to see where her journey takes her and if she will return to the Carolinas.

Tracking Bootes
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Your adoption directly benefits the continued care and treatment of our sick and injured sea turtles. It helps provide the food, medication, hospital care and tank maintenance critical to their health. 

Package Breakdown:

$40 Basic Package

  • A personalized adoption certificate
  • Subscription to our monthly enewsletter
  • Educational materials
  • 4 x 6 glossy photo
  • LMC wood sticker

$65 Enhanced Package

  • A personalized adoption certificate
  • Subscription to our monthly enewsletter
  • Educational materials
  • 4 x 6 glossy photo
  • LMC wood sticker
  • Plush sea turtle
  • LMC reusable bag

$100 Deluxe Package

  • A personalized adoption certificate
  • Subscription to our monthly enewsletter
  • Educational materials
  • 5 x 7 glossy photo in custom frame
  • LMC wood sticker
  • Plush sea turtle
  • LMC reusable bag
  • Reusable straw
  • LMC designer hat

$250 Giant Sea Turtle Package

  • A personalized adoption certificate
  • Subscription to our monthly enewsletter
  • Educational materials
  • 5 x 7 glossy photo in custom frame
  • LMC wood sticker
  • Plush sea turtle
  • LMC reusable bag
  • Reusable straw
  • LMC designer hat

$50 Classroom Adoption

  • A personalized certificate
  • 4 x 6 glossy photo
  • Sustainable seafood card
  • Educational materials
  • Ocean ambassadors Door Hanger
  • 24 x LMC branded pencils
  • 24 x paper straws
  • Please note, maximum of 24 students per adoption

 

 $65 Realtor® Adoption

  • A personalized adoption certificate
  • Educational materials
  • 4 x 6 glossy photo
  • LMC wood sticker
  • LMC reusable bag
  • Sea turtle key chain
  • Letter from Realtor® (optional)
  • Send letter to shop@marinelife.org with order number as subject
 

Please note that certain items may be substituted for an item of equal value.


For questions, please email: shop@marinelife.org