The Nesting Sea Turtle mothers have traveled a very long journey to come to our beaches to nest here. They are out of their natural environment when coming to shore to nest. She is very heavy, and it is very difficult for her to crawl out of the water, up past the high tide line to nest. Please respect her and let her nest in peace.
SOME OF THE WAYS WE CAN HELP NESTING SEA TURTLES DURING NESTING SEASON;
1) If you see a turtle coming up on the beach to nest, PLEASE RESPECT AND STAY AWAY FROM HER. Do not touch or disturb her in any way. Give her plenty of room, no lights, flashlights including flash photography.
2) Fill in the holes and knock down sand castles (enjoy and have fun in the sand all day), but at the end of the day take a few extra minutes filling in the holes and knocking down the sandcastles. leave it as nature intended and know you may have saved a Sea Turtles life or a person from being injured.
3) do not shine lights on or near turtles. If you are staying at the beach with lights shinning in the direction of the beach, please turn off the lights, close shades or curtains.
4) Remove obstacles from the beach. Beach chairs, umbrellas, toys, tents.
5) Leave no trash, as this can easily end up in the oceans, or be the cause of entanglements for a wide variety of wildlife. PACK IT IN, PACK IT OUT.
6) Dispose of used fishing line, whether on a pier, in a boat or onhore, properly. DO NOT THROW on the ground or into the ocean.
A beautiful Fox sent in by NMB STP walkers as they are out early in the Sunday morning, May 8
(thank you for sharing)
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A NESTING SEA TURTLE, HOOKED A TURTLE WHILE FISHING, OR ENCOUNTER A DEAD OR ALIVE STRANDING ON THE BEACH
Please call the stranding hotline immediatly ( Linda Mataya)
1-843-213-9074
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