Species
Green sea turtle
Chelonia mydas
A long-distance marine navigator whose movements connect nesting beaches, coral reef foraging grounds, and open-ocean transit lanes.
Conservation pressure
Urgency: HighThis species is still declining in key areas. Tracking exposes where habitat use is tightening and where conservation actions can still change outcomes.
Marine routes reveal where foraging grounds, migration lanes, and nesting-linked movement are under pressure. Following these tracks now helps spot high-risk zones before losses become hidden in open-ocean distances.
What makes this species hard to track
Sea turtles cross wide marine spaces where movement can switch quickly between resident reef behavior and long-distance transit. Tracking quality depends on sustained signals and enough timeline depth to detect route shifts against changing ocean conditions.
Tropical and subtropical seas, seagrass meadows, coral reefs, and remote island nesting beaches.
Bycatch, illegal harvest, plastic pollution, vessel strikes, and climate-driven nesting habitat loss.
How this tracker is different
- Marine movement shows how one individual links reefs, coastal waters, and wider ocean lanes.
- Route changes can indicate pressure from fisheries overlap, vessel traffic, or habitat shifts.
- Longitudinal ocean tracks surface patterns that are invisible in isolated nesting-season snapshots.
Hays Green Turtle Tracking via Movebank
Featured animals and current arcs
Reef sentinel arc: Jelani is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Blue-water voyager arc: Lulu is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Island returner arc: Binti is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
All tracked animals
Zuri is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Imani is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Safa is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Kaya is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Tamu is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Lela is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Jabari is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Amara is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Kofi is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Sena is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Bahari is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Ayo is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Tari is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Neema is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Juma is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Kesi is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Asha is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Rafi is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Tendaji is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Lulu is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Binti is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Pendo is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Khalil is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Zola is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Jelani is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Mala is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Mosi is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Mira is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Suri is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.
Nuru is a tracked green sea turtle whose movement reveals reef use, coastal transitions, and long-range marine navigation.