Jags... Camera... Action!
And this week in Jag news…
The arrival of 4 new jag cameras
has created a great wave of excitement amongst the Jalova community. The new
cameras made their debut appearance when a fresh kill made by one of our
elusive jags, was discovered about a mile from base. The unfortunate victim… another
green turtle. Staff member and jag-whisperer Benji was quick to react. After
rounding up several eager volunteers, namely Tegan, Flora, and Natalie, the team
was soon armed with 2 cameras and ready for action. Several bushwhacking
machete swings, lock fumbling and mosquito squishing minutes later and the
cameras were ready for action.
Alex strikes a pose
After a couple of days, it was camera
retrieval time. The retrieval team, once again led by Benji, consisted of the
just as eager Robyn, Joel and myself. We were filled with high hopes that a Jag
had indeed been captured on camera when it was discovered that the victim had
been dragged away from the original site. Back at base the pictures were
downloaded with much anticipation….the result- we had hit gold…not only one but
three separate Jags were successfully identified!
Mario at the kill
After flicking through the first
awkward shots of the set up teams crotch areas, we were thankfully soon greeted
by a crystal clear photo of a large male Jag taken a mere 30 minutes after the
set up team had vacated the kill site! The male, complete with new battle scars
adorning his large cranium, was identified as Alex a jag that has previously
been captured on camera. Alex, being the gentleman he is, was even kind enough to
strike an epic pose for the camera! Next to arrive on the scene was Mario, who was
unfortunately was not as accommodating as Alex, and was responsible for
dragging the turtle away from the cameras. Molly was the last to be captured having
her fair share of the kill after letting the boys do all the dirty work.
So the new cams have turned out
to be a great success and hopefully there’ll be many more amazing camera
moments to come….stay tuned to find out!
-Kim, 6 month Intern
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