We Sea Turtles
Research and Education for the Conservation of Sea Turtles
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We’re the oldest and most accomplished sea turtle organization in the world! STC is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) membership organization based in Gainesville, Florida. STC was founded in 1959 by Mr. Joshua B. Powers in response to renowned ecologist Dr. Archie Carr’s award-winning book, The Windward Road, which first alerted the world to the plight of sea turtles.
Sadly, only an estimated one in 1,000 to 10,000 will survive to adulthood.
Learn about the migration patterns of “critically endangered” hawksbill sea turtles.
See what is being done with satellite technology today to study and protect sea turtles.
With your support we can protect and restore the once globally significant hawksbill sea turtle nesting population and study the migration patterns of threatened olive ridley sea turtles.
Find Out MoreSatellite telemetry has advanced to the stage of allowing researchers to track sea turtles in the open ocean.
Using computer mapping programs, researchers can plot the spatial movements of the turtle, the route they have traveled, where they go to find food, and estimate how fast they are generally swimming. This assists us in studying how and where sea turtles migrate and what mechanisms they use to return from thousands of miles away to the same tiny stretch of beach.
To learn more about the many sea turtles we track and how you can adopt a turtle for yourself, or as a gift, click on the link below.
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Sea Turtle Conservancy
4581 NW 6th St. Suite A
Gainesville, FL 32609
Phone: 352-373-6441
Fax: 352-373-2449
stc@conserveturtles.org
