The Nature Coast Coalition strives to unite communities and organizations along Florida's Nature Coast to protect these last, best places in our state. Help us share information and resources that help us work together to conserve our natural heritage.
Since she was tracked in 2006 in Texas, Smarttie has moved from the Texas coast eastward, skirted through the Nature Coast, and moved further south down the southwest coast of Florida. She survived the cold stunning event that killed or injured 4500 sea turtles in Florida alone.
We watch, wait, and hope for all the sea turtles in the Gulf that they can survive the damages to their ecosystem that BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill has wrought.
Click on the title link to check out the incredible satellite tracking images of these amazingly well traveled creatures.
