GREAT NEWS: MAY 30TH NMB SEA TURTLE NEST #6

Multiple early Morning Calls coming into the NMB STP Hotline.  Information from NMB STP volunteers out walking their segments on the beach, NMB Sanitation calling, possible nest. NMB sanitation workers are always willing to help.  And a nice beach walker who had seen this Sea Turtle nest the night before.  ALL WHO HAVE MADE THE DIFFERENCE IN THIS ENDANGERED SEA TURTLE SPECIES. When they say it takes a village it really does.

While all seemed to be respectful of this endangered Sea Turtle while she was nesting. So thankful for the 2 people who were able educate the other people who also came upon her to stay from her, keep a safe distance as not to disturb her, and always behind her, never in her eyesight, no flashlights or flash photography ever. THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE DIFFERENCE AND HELPING THIS ENDANGERED SEA TURTLE SPECIES.

Thank you to the Many Monday Volunteers coming to help and all who are out walking 

the beach and the day leaders each and every morning. 

 

Probing is Done and yes EGGS ARE FOUND!

As this nest is an unsafe location on the beach they are carefully relocated to a safter location up to the dunes. 

114 eggs 

Don and Kim bring cages and put around the nest to help protect this nest from anything that might be sharing our beaches with us.

So many thanks for all NMB STP volunteers that came to help this beautiful Monday Morning.

UNFORTUNATLY BY LOOKING AT HER TRACKS ON THE WAY BACK TO THE OCEAN, SHE MAY HAVE BEEN DISTURBED. PLEASE LEAVE THEM ALONE.

All Sea Turtles are endangered, they are Federally and State protected.  IT IS ILEAGAL TO TOUCH, HARASS, SHINE LIGHTS ON, TAKE FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY OR INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH A SEA TURTLE, HER NEST OR EGGS.

Try to look through the eyes of the Sea Turtle. They have made such a long journey to get to our

 beaches to nest here in the Carolinas  (Sea Turtles will often come back to the beaches they were

 born on). weighting up to 350  lbs. or more.  They make the long trek up out of the ocean onto the 

 beach  using only their flippers to drag these heavy bodies up out of the ocean, past the  high tide line,

 often as far as the dunes. They may spend a couple of hours finding the right spot,  digging the perfect

 hole (while only using her back flippers) to lay her eggs in, then burring her eggs, exhausted she then

 pulls her heavy body  returning to the ocean.  she will probably repeat this nesting multiple times

 during the nesting season.  Shes exhausted and out of her safe environment, and easily scared.

PLEASE LEAVE HER ALONE. 

If you see a Sea Turtle nesting in NMB or Briarcliffe areas 

Please call the NMB STP HOTLINE

843-213-9074