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International migrations of South American sea turtles (Cheloniidae and Dermochelidae)

1973; Elsevier BV; Volume: 21; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0003-3472(73)80036-3

1095-8282

Peter C. H. Pritchard,

Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation

Three species of sea turtles (the leatherback, Dermochelys coriacea; the green turtle, Chelonia mydas; and the olive ridley, Lepidochelys olivacea) nest abundantly in the Guianas, especially on the beaches adjacent to the mouth of the Marowijne River. Tagging demonstrated that green turtles nesting in Surinam are recruited from feeding grounds in or near the State of Ceará, Brazil, while olive ridleys, after nesting in Surinam, spread out over 3800 km of the coast of northern South America. A single tagged leatherback was recovered in Ghana.