The map above shows the progress of FeeBee as she roams the seas around her native Florida, since her release in November 2008. This map is updated every other day, so check back again to see how FeeBee progresses!
FeeBee was the only hatchling to survive from her nest in Spanish River Park in Florida, and was hatched in July 2002. She lived at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center for over six years, and the many children that have grown up with her are now able to track her through the satellite tag that has been attached to her since her release on the 6th November 2008. Captive-raised turtles are rarely satellite tagged, so this release is giving scientists a unique opportunity to see how these turtles behave. Eventually we may be able understand if they behave the same or differently than wild turtles. The tracks will also allow the general public to follow the paths of FeeBee on her epic journey in the Atlantic Ocean.
For more information on FeeBee and a detailed map of her track and the oceanographic environments she encounters go to the Gumbo Limbo tracking page located on seaturtle.org’s tracking website. The map shown above is provided with the permission of the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, and is maintained by their marine conservationist, Dr Kirt Ruskenko, and his tracking expert colleague, Dr. Kate Mansfield.
Jeanette Wyneken is the scientist who brought FeeBee into the lab to help with the outreach program at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center. Since the day she hatched, FeeBee called Gumbo Limbo home. First at the Florida Atlantic University (FAU) marine lab as part of a gender ratio study, where the public could visit FeeBee and see science in action. Then, at three months of age, she moved just 50 feet away from the lab to spend time with Dr. Kirt Rusenko, the marine conservationist at the Nature Center.
FeeBee was the only hatchling to survive from her nest in Spanish River Park in Florida, and was hatched in July 2002. She lived at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center for over six years, and the many children that have grown up with her are now able to track her through the satellite tag that has been attached to her since her release on the 6th November 2008. Captive-raised turtles are rarely satellite tagged, so this release is giving scientists a unique opportunity to see how these turtles behave. Eventually we may be able understand if they behave the same or differently than wild turtles. The tracks will also allow the general public to follow the paths of FeeBee on her epic journey in the Atlantic Ocean.
For more information on FeeBee and a detailed map of her track and the oceanographic environments she encounters go to the Gumbo Limbo tracking page located on seaturtle.org’s tracking website. The map shown above is provided with the permission of the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, and is maintained by their marine conservationist, Dr Kirt Ruskenko, and his tracking expert colleague, Dr. Kate Mansfield.
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Jeanette Wyneken is the scientist who brought FeeBee into the lab to help with the outreach program at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center. Since the day she hatched, FeeBee called Gumbo Limbo home. First at the Florida Atlantic University (FAU) marine lab as part of a gender ratio study, where the public could visit FeeBee and see science in action. Then, at three months of age, she moved just 50 feet away from the lab to spend time with Dr. Kirt Rusenko, the marine conservationist at the Nature Center.