The turtle Eleonora passed 520 kilometres in 18 days, from Punta Campanella, a promontory in Campania and a marine protected are

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Published on March 22, 2021 - Duration: 00:52s

The turtle Eleonora passed 520 kilometres in 18 days, from Punta Campanella, a promontory in Campania and a marine protected are

This is Eleonora, a sea turtle that was saved from a fisherman's net and fitted with a GPS tracker who then travelled an incredible 320 miles in the three weeks after her release.Eleonora is a Loggerhead sea turtle weighing 30 kilogrammes (66 lbs).

She has a 90-centimetre (35-inch) shell and she was rescued by conservationists from a marine reserve which is located on the Sorrento Peninsula in Southern Italy on January 7.(Amp Punta Campanella Press Office/Real Press)


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