2017 Tour De Turtles

Soca, the Leatherback turtle, is currently leading this year's exciting Tour de Turtles. With 63 days left inwards this annual endurance race Soca is currently about 200 miles inwards front end of Lincoln inwards mo place. However, amongst half-dozen days yet remaining inwards the Tour de Turtles, this race is yet broad open.

Every yr Sea Turtle Conservancy rails the marathon migration of body of body of water turtles from their nesting beaches inwards Panama to their foraging grounds inwards the Gulf of Mexico. Each year's race begins on the 1st August 1st together with lasts for precisely about 3 months. The race chemical component division of the Tour de Turtles is only based on the tracked turtle who swims the furthest inwards the 3 months of the experiment.

You tin thought how each turtle is doing yesteryear viewing its ain interactive tracking map. The map shows the rails of the selected turtle sine August 1st. It besides shows you lot how many miles the turtle has swum together with how many days are left inwards this year's Tour de Turtles.