by KClark | Aug 1, 2016 | Emergence
Last night around 8:30PM just as the light was leaving the beach, 57ish hatchlings spilled out of Nest #1. And now hatchling season is on!
by KClark | Jul 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
To adopt Nest #36, click here. Sea turtle nest #36 was discovered this a.m. by Nags Head dream team ATV driver Jerry Alexander. The NEST response team arrived shortly after the call was put out by NC Wildlife Resource Commission Karen Clark (KC). Frances surveyed the...
by KClark | Jul 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
Tuesday morning, in the midst of a huge thunderstorm, a local volunteer sighted a large loggerhead doing her thing on the 4WD beach of Currituck. As soon as the storm cleared, our ATV rider and local responder came to the nest. Thanks to the good markings left by...
by KClark | Jul 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
We’ve had recent inquiries about how to adopt one of our nests. To make it easier, here is a list of the current nests, our nicknames/numbers, and there adoption ID # to help you select the nest you’re looking for. There’s also a direct link to each...
by KClark | Jul 18, 2016 | Corolla
Things finally seemed to slow down… or did they? We had a turtle come in to Corolla Saturday morning but she didn’t lay eggs (even though she came all the way and up the beach, even crawling up the dune some!). Then, she (or another mom??) arrived Sunday,...