Winnie, a female loggerhead sea turtle, came in tenth place in a field of 12 turtles in the Sea Turtle Conservancy’s Tour de Turtles Race that began on Aug. 1. She traveled 458 miles in the Gulf of Mexico since she was satellite-tagged and released after nesting on Coquina Beach on June 23 and 307 miles since the race began. The Tour de Turtles Race ended on Oct. 31.
Winnie swam to raise awareness about the threat of light pollution and how lighting near shore can negatively impact nesting sea turtles and their hatchlings.
Her participation in the 2025 Tour de Turtles was sponsored by Hurricane Hanks and Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring.
