by DPohl | Dec 12, 2016 | Nesting, News, Sea Turtle Rescue, Uncategorized
The days of cool temperatures on the North Carolina Outer Banks have caused some sea turtles to be cold stunned. When the water drops below 54-50 degrees sea turtles basically become hypothermic and without assistance the continued cold water temperatures will cause...
by DPohl | Nov 30, 2016 | Nesting, News, Uncategorized
Ellen Rowe lives in Northern Virginia. Her family vacations on the Outer Banks and she has had the opportunity to attend a sea turtle nest. Ellen has taken action for the survival of one of nature’s finest, the threatened and endangered sea turtles. Ellen...
by Karen Fitzgerald | Sep 5, 2016 | N.E.S.T. Rehab, Nesting Season, News
Thanks to the quick action of Supervisor Dave Elder and his crew of the Kill Devil Hills Ocean Rescue, an undiscovered Loggerhead sea turtle nest was quickly reported to the N.E.S.T. hotline and measures were taken to protect the emerging turtles and the sea turtle...
by Karen Fitzgerald | Aug 5, 2016 | N.E.S.T. Rehab, News
Three Greens Head Home! Nest Release 8-3-15 by OBX Life Photography 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 our website...