Sea turtles return home after intentional displacement from coastal foraging areas

T Shimada, C Limpus, R Jones, J Hazel, R Groom… - Marine Biology, 2016 - Springer
Vulnerable species may be removed from their normal habitat and released at a new
location for conservation reasons (eg re-establish or augment a local population) or due to …

Delineating spatial use combined with threat assessment to aid critical recovery of northeast Australia's endangered hawksbill turtle, one of western Pacific's last …

CA Madden Hof, C Smith, S Miller, K Ashman… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The current rate of decline in the globally significant western Pacific hawksbill turtle nesting
population on Milman Island on the northern Great Barrier Reef (neQLD) suggests that it …

Long-term and seasonal patterns of sea turtle home ranges in warm coastal foraging habitats: implications for conservation

T Shimada, R Jones, C Limpus, R Groom… - … Ecology Progress Series, 2016 - int-res.com
Home range analysis is a powerful tool for identifying priority areas for conservation, but
estimating the home range for many species is still challenging. In particular, highly mobile …

Satellite tracking of sea turtles released after prolonged captivity periods

F Mestre, MP Bragança, A Nunes… - Marine Biology …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Rehabilitation is an important part of sea turtle conservation, and post-release tracking of the
animals is both a way of obtaining information on their movements and behaviour and, at …

Flexible foraging: Post-nesting flatback turtles on the Australian continental shelf

PA Whittock, KL Pendoley, M Hamann - Journal of Experimental Marine …, 2016 - Elsevier
Satellite tracking was used to identify the foraging areas of post-nesting flatback turtles (n=
66) from four rookeries (Barrow Island, Thevenard Island, Mundabullangana and Port …

Global patterns for upper ceilings on migration distance in sea turtles and comparisons with fish, birds and mammals

GC Hays, R Scott - Functional Ecology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Some animals migrate huge distances in search of resources with locomotory mode
(flying/swimming/walking) thought to drive the upper ceilings on migration distance. Yet in …

Satellite tagging and flipper tag recoveries reveal migration patterns and foraging distribution of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from eastern Australia

MA Perez, CJ Limpus, K Hofmeister, T Shimada… - Marine Biology, 2022 - Springer
Marine turtles encounter different threats during various life-history stages. Therefore,
understanding their movements and spatial distribution is crucial for effectively managing …

Satellite tracking in sea turtles: How do we find our way to the conservation dividends?

VF Jeffers, BJ Godley - Biological Conservation, 2016 - Elsevier
As species of conservation concern, sea turtles have historically been difficult to study
because of their elusive nature and extensive ranges, but improvements in telemetry have …

Migration patterns of marine turtles in the Gulf of Carpentaria, northern Australia: implications for Aboriginal management

R Kennett, N Munungurritj, D Yunupingu - Wildlife Research, 2004 - CSIRO Publishing
Marine turtles regularly migrate hundreds to thousands of kilometres between nesting
beaches and home foraging grounds. Effective conservation of marine turtles requires …

Satellite tracking of sea turtles: where have we been and where do we go next?

BJ Godley, JM Blumenthal, AC Broderick… - Endangered species …, 2008 - int-res.com
The use of satellite tracking for the fundamental and applied study of marine turtles began in
the 1980s but has undergone rapid growth in recent years. To provide a background against …