by KClark | Jul 21, 2012 | Nags Head, Nest
5:58 AM – ATV rider Brent sends a text photo of a crawl in Nags Head. “Looks like a textbook false crawl, no mound. I’ll keep driving.” Rae and Jerry go to complete the data sheet and Brent drives on. 6:21 AM – Brent texts again....
by Carolyn.Leopard | Jul 19, 2012 | N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents
CC-ALF-12-06-06-01 Loggerhead 44 lb. 7/19/12 At 4 a.m. Fitzy stopped breathing and could not be resuscitated. The loggerhead had refused to eat since her return to Rehab 7/13/12, leading to being forcefed Monday (7/16) and again Wednesday (7/18/12). She was found...
by KClark | Jul 18, 2012 | Nest
ATV rider John shouted out a huge “woo hoo!” this morning when he came across his first crawl. A mother loggerhead hauled out onto the beach in Kitty Hawk and broke NEST’s record number of sea turtle nests in one season… #19! Last year was a...
by KClark | Jul 17, 2012 | Corolla, False Crawl
False crawls #11 and #12 raised hopes that last year’s record of 18 nests would be broken, but the turtles decided…not yet! At FC #11 in Ocean Sands, the turtle managed to dodge several canopy frames, crawling directly through one in her journey back to...
by Niko | Jul 14, 2012 | Donnation, Fundraiser
Thanks to the generosity of Village Realty, N.E.S.T. (Network for Endangered Sea Turtles) will be holding a Seafood Fundraiser on Thursday, July 26 2012 at Currituck Heritage Park in Corolla from 4- 8pm. North Carolina Seafood Platters from Steamer’s Shellfish...
