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We had another successful night walk last night as we got to see a loggerhead sea turtle lay her eggs, cover and then return to the ocean. Everyone was amazed at her size, her carapace (shell) measured 38 inches in width and 40 inches in length. Before we saw this turtle, we just missed a turtle heading back to the ocean after nesting. On our way back from seeing the turtle nest there was another closer to the white building who had already finished nesting and was returning to the ocean.  Our volunteer, Nona, protecting nest 88 The next morning on patrol our intern, Amanda, and our volunteer, Nona, found three turtle nests and one false crawl. The three we had seen during our walk were the only nests of the night! The nest we saw last night is nest 88 on our beach.  Egg from nest 88! If you would like to adopt nest 88, the ID number is: 199205
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2 Comments
Toni Seals
6/26/2017 07:40:31 pm
Myself, my friend, and her 12 year old daughter went on this walk. I'd read about it in an online article and we decided it would be fun vacation thing to do. We were right. (The rest of our family members really missed out not going!) Seeing that beautiful turtle lay her eggs, cover her nest, and get herself back into the ocean was unforgettable. The class was so interesting and informative. Thank you for offering this. I'm putting it on my to do list for next year!!
Leah Schwartzentruber
6/27/2017 09:17:06 am
Thank-you so much for your kind comment, we are so happy you were able to attend and see a nesting loggerhead! We will see you all next year. Leave a Reply. |
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