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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Cody Jackson and Freida Frisaro

A 3-limbed Kemp's ridley sea turtle is now being tracked at sea by satellite

Sea Turtle Tracking - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The veterinary staff at a Florida sea turtle hospital is getting help from space to monitor the animals they have rehabilitated. They're particularly interested in amputees.

Using satellite tracking devices in a collaboration between the Loggerhead Marinelife Center and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, scientists are learning how well sea turtles can survive in the wild after losing a limb.

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