by Karen Fitzgerald | Aug 31, 2016 | N.E.S.T. Release, NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island, Rehab Center, STAR Center, Uncategorized
By NC Aquarium Intern Alex Sykes In July, the STAR center at the NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island held their second release of the summer in Nags Head! Three turtles were ready to go home: Neptune, Artemis and Otter. Neptune This year was our worst cold stun event to...
by Karen Fitzgerald | Aug 5, 2015 | Augie, N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents, N.E.S.T. Release, NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island, Rehab Center, Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation Center, STAR Center, Uncategorized
(Post shared by Buster Nunemaker from the NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island). To see some great pictures of the release please visit OBX Life Photography, we are very grateful to them for capturing all of the great moments!! (Unfortunately we are having issues with...
by Karen Fitzgerald | Dec 27, 2014 | N.E.S.T. Release, NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island, STAR Center, Uncategorized
The new STAR Center at the NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island is keeping very busy this winter! We said goodbye to 11 sea turtles on Sunday! Aquarium staff helped get this group down to the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores, then the Coast Guard released them...
by Karen Fitzgerald | Sep 6, 2014 | N.E.S.T. Release, NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island, STAR Center, Vortex
Last Sunday on August 31, the Network for Endangered Sea Turtles (N.E.S.T.) and the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island (NCARI) were fortunate to be able to return two sea turtles back to the sea, a Loggerhead named Vortex and a Green named Heat Wave (see video...
by Christian.Legner | Nov 22, 2013 | Capricornus, N.E.S.T. Release, NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island, Rehab Center, Rehab Residents
We’ve had our first release of the winter season! Capricornus, Cappy for short, was cleared by the vets for release on Monday. Today the Coast Guard Cutter “Block Island” is taking Cappy and other lucky turtles from Virginia and North...
by Christian.Legner | Oct 7, 2013 | Cluse, N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents, N.E.S.T. Release, NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island
Saturday was a beautiful day! The sun was shining, the Atlantic looked like a lake, and Cluse and OV went home. N.E.S.T. volunteers, Aquarium staff, and over 100 onlookers said “so long” to these 2 loggerheads. A special thanks to the Town of Nags Head...
