The incredible journey of sea turtles

The amazing journey of a green turtle from Indonesia to the Australian waters helps conservationists follow the route of this animal's migration to the Kimberley-Pilbara coast - one of the relatively primitive coastal areas on Earth again.

Ana, a green turtle, was marked in Indonesia in November during WWF's turtle tracking project and Udayana University in Bali, Indonesia, and was slowly moving from the beach in East Java, through India. Ocean, to the beaches in Kimberley, Western Australia.

Her journey, controlled online, is a testament to the biological connection between Indonesia and the West Australian coast.

Gilly Llewellyn, WWF's program leader, said: 'Ana's journey is very special. The lady revealed that the 'undersea highway' allows us to better understand how to determine the direction of sea turtles as well as highlight new ecological and evolutionary links between Indonesia and the Kimberley coast- Australian Pilbara '.

'This new discovery clearly shows the natural value of the Kimberley marine ecosystem and its link to the Coral Triangle to the North - the center of the world's biodiversity and the intersection of routes. migration is also the birthplace of whales, turtles, dolphins and other important marine species'.

Green turtles are swimming. The amazing journey of a green turtle from Indonesia to the Australian waters helps conservationists follow the route of this animal's migration to the Kimberley-Pilbara coast - one of the relatively primitive coastal areas on Earth again. (Photo: iStockphoto)

The Coral Triangle extends to Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor Leste, and is an essential habitat for six of the world's seven sea turtle species , including green turtles, tortoise shells, tortoise carreta, Olive ridley turtle, leatherback turtle.

All of these turtles are facing extinction due to pollution, fishing using trawlers that accidentally catch sea turtles, and illegally trade turtle eggs, meat, shellfish and turtle skin.

'The tropical waters of the Coral Triangle have a very important meaning. Policy planners need to take care of protecting these waters along with millions of marine habitats that rely on the reefs in this area. '

WWF's Coral Triangle Program is currently being implemented to ensure the region's wild life in the face of risks from humans in the Indian and Atlantic oceans including pollution and abuse. catch.

WWF's marine life conservation efforts in the region include the development of a Preserved Marine Area Network (MPAs) to protect and conserve marine wildlife, and to secure fishing. done in a reasonable way. This process also tries to reduce marine animals caught accidentally, especially sea turtles.

'Around the world, hundreds of thousands of sea turtles are captured every year in cliffs, fishing nets, while on the way their spawning beaches are shrinking due to public development. career, human invasion and weather change '.

'Ana's journey has shown us the areas we need to focus on. We need to understand the mysterious life of animals such as turtles, so that we can establish a protected area network to preserve the life of marine animals and plants. '