Greetings earthlings! You can call me Luna. There’s nothing more I love than a dark beach, illuminated only by the moon and stars. That’s why I was over the moon when my Turtle pals called me on my shell-phone and asked me to join the Tour de Turtles race, particularly to raise awareness about light pollution. Bright lights from beachfront properties are especially harmful to sea turtles. They can cause nesting turtles like me to abort mission, or false crawl, and also lead hatchlings astray. That’s where STC comes in. They are truly out of this world when it comes to wildlife friendly lighting. With the support from STC and Team Turtle, I have no doubt we will keep beaches dark and maybe even retrofit some properties along the way with turtle-friendly lighting! Time for blast off!

I was named by my Sponsor, Turtle. Check out my marathon migration map, where you can follow along as I swim to raise awareness about the threat of Light Pollution to sea turtles. Please help me raise awareness about my cause by supporting me!

Learn more about leatherback sea turtles.