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Isimangaliso Welcomes Herbie The Loggerhead Turtle

iSimangaliso Wetland Park AuthorityRef: https://www.isimangaliso.com/blog-details/isimangaliso-welcomes-herbie-the-loggerhead-turtle/

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Collected on 28 July 2026

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This is a news article from iSimangaliso Wetland Park titled “iSimangaliso welcomes Herbie the loggerhead turtle” dated 27 January 2019. It reports the release of a rehabilitated adult female loggerhead turtle named “Herbie” into the protected waters off the iSimangaliso Sodwana Bay section on 22 January. The article explains Herbie’s background (rescued in 2003, cared for at uShaka Sea World) and notes she is fitted with a satellite transmitter donated by Two Oceans Aquarium to enable tracking for up to three years, with updates to be shared by SAAMBR.

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Regular updates of Herbie’s whereabouts

The public can follow regular updates about Herbie’s location and journey after her release.

Who it is for: the public
How to act on it: Visit www.saambr.org.za.

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The South African Association for Marine Biological Research (SAAMBR) will share regular updates of her whereabouts so that the public can be part of her journey – visit www.saambr.org.za.

Facts

Places

eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, City of Cape Town, Western Cape, George Local Municipality

Reference

https://www.isimangaliso.com/blog-details/isimangaliso-welcomes-herbie-the-loggerhead-turtle/

Key Takeaways

Title: iSimangaliso welcomes Herbie the loggerhead turtle
Date of article: 27 January 2019
Release date: Tuesday 22 January (year not explicitly stated in text, implied around 2019)
Location: protected waters off iSimangaliso’s Sodwana Bay section; send-off from Nine Mile Beach
Subject: rehabilitated adult female loggerhead turtle named “Herbie”
Herbie weight: 142kg
Herbie origin: rescued in 2003 from shark nets off Durban; cared for at uShaka Sea World
Satellite transmitter: donated by Two Oceans Aquarium (Cape Town); tracking up to three years
Tracking updates: South African Association for Marine Biological Research (SAAMBR) will share regular updates
Named after: 1970s movie character Herbie (VW “Beetle”)
Media contact: Debbie Cooper ([email protected])
iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Herbie (loggerhead turtle)
Mr. Bheki Manzini
Dr Gcina Mhlophe
Dr. George Hughes
Dr. Judy Mann
SAAMBR (South African Association for Marine Biological Research)
Two Oceans Aquarium
uShaka Sea World
Durban
Sodwana Bay
Nine Mile Beach
Dr Gcina Mhlophe (storyteller/poet)