by Niko | Mar 5, 2012 | Junior Reporter, Kemps Ridley, Loggerhead, North Carolina Aquarium, Rehab Facility
Hi, my name is Hailey and I’m N.E.S.T.’s junior reporter. I’m a volunteer for N.E.S.T. and I just had the coolest experience! On Sunday, January 15th, I went to the North Carolina Aquarium to visit injured sea turtles in the rehabilitation center. There were...
by Niko | Oct 2, 2011 | Jackie Orsaluk, Kemps Ridley, Loggerhead, North Carolina Aquarium, Rehab Facility
The Aquarium opened a new exhibit in May. Using electronic chip technology in plastic reproductions, it provides visitors with a hands-on opportunity to rehabilitate a sea turtle. The Aquarium has announced that it will be building an expanded rehabilitation facility...
by Niko | Mar 25, 2011 | Kemps Ridley, Loggerhead, Rehab Facility
Good news!Our two turtle residents are improving and no new turtles have arrived for the past month. Big Girl, the 136 lb. loggerhead consumes 900 grams of sardines a day….that amounts to about 12-15 fish. Following her healthy meal, she does a few laps around the...
by Niko | Dec 9, 2010 | Cold Stun, Kemps Ridley, NCARI Rehab Facility
It has happened again—-but a little earlier this year. For the second year in a row, consecutive days of near freezing temperatures have lowered the water temperature in the sounds, catching smaller turtles that feed there off...
by Niko | Jul 3, 2010 | DNA, Jackie Orsaluk, Kemps Ridley, Loggerhead, Season Begins, University of Georgia
Members of N.E.S.T. are absolutely thrilled with the beginning of the sea turtle nesting season on the Outer Banks. We have started off with a really big bang! We have already had two mother sea turtles lay nests on our beaches. This is...
by Niko | Mar 25, 2010 | Cold Stun, Kemps Ridley
Our two turtle residents are improving and no new turtles have arrived for the past month. Big Girl, the 136 lb. loggerhead consumes 900 grams of sardines a day, about 12-15 fish. Following her healthy meal, she does a few laps around the tank and then settles down...
