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2016 sea turtle nests 27, 28 and 29

The sea turtles are laughing their tails (pun intended) off keeping us guessing just how many sea turtles there currently are! NEST #27 — About 9:30 p.m. on July 12 the response team got a call from NC Wildlife Resource Commission that there was a reported sea...

2016 sea turtle nest #22

Pop tops a popping, flip flops a flopping, black flies a biting, the sunshine is shining down, Jerry Alexander was having those summertime feelings when he found sea turtle nest #22 this a.m. in South Nags Head. The second nest find for Jerry for 2016. Everyone knows...

Nest Sitting Training Schedule

NEST SITTING VOLUNTEER TRAININGS SUMMER 2016 Nest Sitting 101 is for “fresh” volunteers (those who have sat on fewer than 4 different nests or for those who haven’t sat in the last few years or those who simply feel they wouldn’t mind a refresher!).  Nest Sitting...
N.E.S.T. thanks Emergency Heroes

N.E.S.T. thanks Emergency Heroes

N.E.S.T. has five ATV routes which patrol the Outer Banks from approximately May 1 through approximately 1 September. Although the ATV drivers experience beautiful sunrises and threatened and endangered sea turtle nests there are also perils that could be associated...
Nest #20 found in Carova

Nest #20 found in Carova

Around midnight last night a local volunteer was awakened to a neighbor pounding on her window.  He was told her there was a turtle laying eggs on the beach right now.  She immediately rolled out of bed and grabbed some stakes. Crawls in the 4WD beach can be...
2016 sea turtle nest #19

2016 sea turtle nest #19

To adopt this nest, visit http://seaturtle.org/nestdb/adopt/?b=1 and select ID# 154000 or click here. WOW WHAT A SEA TURTLE NESTING SEASON. Although seasoned NESTer Jerry Alexander has found many a sea turtle nest, this morning was the first for him for the 2016...