Adelita (turtle) explained

Adelita is the name of the first sea turtle tracked across an ocean basin, the northern Pacific Ocean. A satellite tag was placed on Adelita,^[1] a female loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), in 1996^[2] by marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols for a research project.^{[3] [4] [5]}

The Adelita tracking project provided the first proof of the trans-Pacific migration of loggerhead sea turtles.^{[6] [7]} Adelita was also the first animal to swim across an ocean while being tracked by a satellite.^{[8] [9]}

The 9,000 mile journey of Adelita from Mexico to Japan was featured in the PBS Nature documentary Voyage of the Lonely Turtle.^[10] The documentary follows Adelita as she returns to her birthplace in Japan to lay her eggs.^[11]

See also

• Loggerhead sea turtle
• Magnetoreception
• GPS wildlife tracking

External links

• Original web site
• Tracking Page
• Nichols' Blog
• Web site: Interview: Wallace J. Nichols. May 27, 2010. PBS. 27 May 2010. March 16, 2021.
• News: Nichols . Wallace J . The Story of Adelita: A (Very) Long Distance Love Affair (With a Sea Turtle) . 18 March 2021 . HuffPost . August 31, 2011.

Notes and References

1. News: ADELITA: A SEA TURTLE'S JOURNEY . 18 March 2021 . . June 30, 2020.
2. News: Spectacular sea turtles and the threats they face . 18 March 2021 . . December 15, 2020 . 11 of 23.
3. News: Yong . Ed . Turtles use the Earth's magnetic field as a global GPS . https://web.archive.org/web/20210414233441/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/turtles-use-the-earths-magnetic-field-as-a-global-gps . dead . April 14, 2021 . 18 March 2021 . . February 24, 2011.
4. News: Loggerhead sea turtles go the distance . 18 March 2021 . CNN . . July 19, 1999.
5. News: Weaver . Meg . Wallace J. Nichols on Turtles… and Tacos . https://web.archive.org/web/20210622201108/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/wallace_j_nichols_on_turtles_a . dead . June 22, 2021 . 18 March 2021 . National Geographic . October 6, 2008.
6. News: Mexican, Japanese and U.S. Fishermen Celebrate Sea Turtle's Epic Journey . 18 March 2021 . . December 8, 2006.
7. News: East Pacific Sea Turtle Tracking Project (1996-1997) . 18 March 2021 . NASA . Blue Ocean Institute . OBIS-SEAMAP . Ancillary Keywords: Adelita.
8. News: Etnoyer . Peter . Satellite tracked sea turtle swims in Google Ocean . 18 March 2021 . Deep Sea News . February 7, 2009.
9. News: Sea Turtle Research of J. Nichols '89 Featured in Magazine, on PBS' Nature . 18 March 2021 . . April 12, 2007.
10. Web site: About . Voyage of the Lonely Turtle . PBS Nature . 18 March 2021 . May 10, 2010.
11. News: Sea Turtle Navigation . 18 March 2021 . . May 29, 2008.