My friend Mike, of The Adventures of Travelin’ Mike, sent me this info just now. It looks like the next Great Turtle Race will be launching this Thursday, April 16th. The race is put on by Conservation International and National Geographic, and will track 11 leatherback sea turtles from the Canadian Atlantic coast all the way to the Caribbean.
There is a website that allows you to sign up for updates on the race (link). “All 11 turtles are tagged with a satellite-tracking device that will allow you to follow them, in real-time.” According to the educational website GreatTurtleRace.com, “U.S. Olympic swimmers Amanda Beard, Janet Evans, Jason Lezak, and Eric Shanteau will “coach” our competitors and post notes of encouragement to the turtles throughout the race.”
It is also rumored that Aaron Piersol and Rowdy Gaines have signed on to help out with this conservation awareness event, as well as rock bands REM and Pearl Jam.
For more information, and to track the turtles online, sign up on the Conservation International page here.
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I just read the turtle profiles, and I’m picking my favorites! Are there going to be team points for turtles coached by the same Olympian?? I can’t wait to write about it tomorrow–but right now my laptop battery is dying.
Thanks for posting, I sent Travelin’ Mike the link. My nephew is one of the organizers and the online race tracking is fun. I put my money (literally) on Nightswimmer, sponsored by REM and coached by Janet Evans. Do to https://www.pearljam.com/news/great-turtle-race-starts-today-
Thanks for the info preeder61, I couldn’t get that link to work as posted. Hopefully this link is functional:
Cheer on Pearl Jam’s Turtle Backspacer
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