by Niko | Jun 4, 2011 | Loggerhead, Rehab Facility, Roanoke Island
On Sunday, June 12, 2011, N.E.S.T. volunteers and staff members from the NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island, National Park Service, and NC Wildlife Resources Commission had a very successful beach release of 5 juvenile green turtles at Buxton Beach near the Cape Hatteras...
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 | Aug 30, 2010 | Loggerhead
As we near the midpoint of sea turtle hatching season on the Outer Banks it is time for an update. As usual our Nest #1 started the hatching season off early with a big surprise. It hatched on day 48 of incubation – a whole week early....
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 | Jan 14, 2010 | Loggerhead, Release, USCG at Hatteras Inlet
January 14 was a great day for N.E.S.T.! The US Coast Guard station at Hatteras Inlet provided transportation for 11 turtles to the warm waters of the Gulf Stream. Before departure, they were all given identification numbers and tagged for noting in future research....
