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We had a great time at our night walk last night watching a massive loggerhead turtle lay her eggs! This turtle had a carapace of 3.4 ft length and 3 ft width. This morning I was on dawn patrol and worked with an awesome volunteer, Ray, to mark off the nest. Here is a photo of the eggs and the nest all protected. This nest is number 87 on our beach.   We had a total of four nests and one false crawl on our beach. Two of the turtles decided to nest right beside two of our previous nests. Thanks Ray for all the help this morning!
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Julie
6/15/2016 08:16:44 pm
My sister, nephew, and I were on this walk and it was amazing. You are doing such great work!
Leah Schwartzentruber
6/20/2016 03:59:19 pm
Thank-you Julie for participating in our night walk and presentation! This is my first year as the Edisto Beach State Park sea turtle specialist, and I really appreciate your kind words. I am glad you all had a great experience and I hope to see you next year! Leave a Reply. |
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