Tour de Turtles

Posted by emily | Friday, August 8, 2008 at 6:03pm
loggerhead sea turtle

Sick of all the doping scandals in cycling? Check out Tour de Turtles instead.

The Caribbean Conservation Corporation is tracking the live "marathon" migration of eight sea turtles, representing four different species, from their nesting beaches to their foraging grounds. The turtles are each assigned a difference conservation cause, and by adopting one you donate to its cause. The winner is the first turtle to swim a total distance of 26.2 hundred kilometers (2,620 km).

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