TRACKING: Leftie (Loggerhead) Exmouth http://myd.as/t43709

Wed, 11 Apr 2018 00:00:00 EDT
Tracking

Leftie - Western Australia rehabilitated turtles - Leftie Length 21.4 cm CCL Weight 1414 g PIT tag 9000119000520084 PTT 43709 biopsy F7637 This little juvenile Loggerhead was found on August 24th 2017 by a surfer at Lefthanders Beach in Gracetown WA, known by local surfers as “Lefties”. On arrival at the Bunbury Dolphin Discovery Centre Leftie was very thin and underweight, but very active, swimming well & diving the instant it was placed into water. It was sent to Perth Zoo for assessment and returned to the DDC for rehabilitation. On arrival Leftie weighed 136grams, and had a carapace length of 8.8cm.