Online View of Threatened Turtles' Travels

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THE epic journeys of two marine turtles can now be viewed online for the first time as they clock up hundreds of miles across the world.

Scientists at Exeter University are leading a project to monitor the movements of the female leatherback turtles - named Noelle and Darwinia - which have each been fitted with a small satellite tracking device.

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Online View of Threatened Turtles' Travels

Since research began on December 7 the two, who nest in Gabon, central Africa, have travelled 800 miles between them.

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