by Christian.Legner | Jun 18, 2013 | Rehab Center
Monday evening, a quiet ceremony marked the beginning of an exciting new time for our sea turtle rehabilitation center. We broke ground on a new facility! To be called the STAR Center (Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation), the larger rehab will continue to be a...
by KClark | Jun 17, 2013 | Duck, Loggerhead, Nest
With less than a quarter mile left on her ATV run, Barbara thought she was nearly done with her ATV run when she came across a beautiful loggerhead crawl. As Nesting Responders arrived, they confirmed that the crawl had a picture perfect nest site, there must be...
by KClark | Jun 15, 2013 | Duck, Loggerhead, Nest
Saturday morning at 6AM ATV rider Jackie called the NEST hotline with a report of our first crawl of the season. The team was thrilled but discovered a bit of a wonky (not-so-traditional) nest site. A beautiful pile of thrown sand was seen on the incoming crawl so...
by Christian.Legner | Jun 11, 2013 | CC-PKD-121123-01, Charlie, Cluse, Hernando, N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents, Rehab Center
Monday morning was a great morning! Staff arrived to find Charlie sleeping fully submerged in her new tank. This didn’t last long, however, and she woke up when the lights came on and got started on her daily exercise. Cluse was also found resting underwater...
by Karen Fitzgerald | Jun 11, 2013 | Donnation
Thanks to a generous donation from the National Humane Education Society (NHES), the Network for Endangered Sea Turtles (N.E.S.T.) has added a new all-terrain vehicle to its fleet. The contribution was secured through the help of N.E.S.T. volunteer and NHES board...
