Researchers from the University of Exeter in the UK are not only tracking two leather back turtles, now you two can follow them from a special Website that displays the current position of the turtles.

The turtles, two females named Noelle and Darwinia, nest in Gabon, in Western Central Africa. Leatherbacks have been listed as critically endangered species after the population declined as much as 90% in end of the twentieth century. Leatherbacks are named for their unusual shells; they are not hard like those of most turtles; instead, their shells are formed of a carapace of tiny bones covered with a thick hide bearing seven vertical ridges. The largest of the sea-going turtles, they are also the deepest divers, but must return to shore to lay their eggs. They favor dining on jelly fish, and can over six feet in length and weigh over a thousand pounds.

Noelle and Darwinia were each fitted with tiny transmitters that send their current position to a tracking satellite. You can track their current position here. You can adopt a sea turtle (virtually) here, choosing Noelle and Darwinia, as well as a number of other individuals from various species of sea turtle.