Great Turtle Race

April 25, 2007

turtle raceWhen I first heard about The Great Turtle Race on the Colbert Report, I was intrigued. Heck they named a turtle Stephanie Colburtle, how could you not check it out? After visiting the site once, I’ve been hooked ever since.

11 leatherback sea turtles are traveling from the shore of Costa Rica back to their home waters surrounding the Galapagos Islands. A series of conservationist groups have geo tagged the turtles so they can be tracked across their 500+ mile journey. Each 7 foot long, 2,000 pound turtle has been named and sponsored by a different group including: Yahoo, Travelocity, Drexel University, etc.

I’ve eagerly watched throughout each day as the race results are updated every ten minutes or so. Currently Billie is on the verge of victory with a mere 17 miles to go, while fan favorite Stephanie Colburtle holds second at 41 miles out. I’m still pulling for Stephanie, hoping Billie will take a nice deep dive at the end of this trip.

The sad truth behind this exciting public event is that the leatherback turtles are in real danger. The depressing slogan of the site is “going faster than you think”. The irony is these turtles are racing not only towards home, but also toward likely extinction. Check out the Leatherback Trust for more information on what you can do to help protect these amazing animals.

I’m happily surprised to find myself so eagerly awaiting these turtles next migration. In the meantime, I’ll be reading about how their baby’s are doing and learning about what needs to be done to get their population back on the rise.

Update 4/26/07: Billie is the winner!!

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