Adelita (turtle)

Adelita was the name of the first sea turtle tracked across an ocean basin, the northern Pacific Ocean. A satellite tag was placed on Adelita, a loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), in 1996 by Wallace "J" Nichols, as part of a research project.

External links

• Original web site
• Tracking Page
• Nichols' Blog

Turtle family Cheloniidae Genus Species of the subfamily Carettinae Caretta Loggerhead sea turtle Lepidochelys Kemp's ridley sea turtle Olive ridley sea turtle Genus Species of the subfamily Cheloniinae Chelonia Green sea turtle Eretmochelys Hawksbill sea turtle Natator Flatback sea turtle Phylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2012 update: annotated checklist. Extinct turtles not included.