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Urban Sea Turtles in Southern California
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Learn about how the Aquarium is helping to understand and protect green sea turtles in Southern California.
Urban Sea Turtles in Southern California
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Learn about how the Aquarium is helping to understand and protect green sea turtles in Southern California.
Credit: Ken Kurtis/Aquarium of the Pacific
Learn about how the Aquarium is helping to understand and protect green sea turtles in Southern California. The mouth of the San Gabriel River is the northernmost known home of Pacific green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas), where they thrive in an unexpectedly urban environment. The Aquarium engages members of our local community to observe and collect data about these resident sea turtles. This information is then used by scientists, local agencies, and the Aquarium for conservation efforts. Hear about this important program and some of the interesting findings that help shed light on this threatened population.
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Manager of Volunteer Programs Cassandra Davis
Manager of volunteer programs at the Aquarium of the Pacific, Cassandra Davis oversees community science programs like the Southern California Sea Turtle Monitoring Project. She works directly with scientists, volunteers, and communities to discover more about local populations of urban ocean wildlife, including the green sea turtles found in the San Gabriel River and surrounding wetlands. Cassandra received her masters of science in education from Oregon State University, with a focus on marine science in museums, aquariums, and zoos.
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