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Saturday, August 27, 2022

INVENTORY ON NMB SEA TURTLE NEST #12

 THIS NEST WAS LAID ON JUNE 19th, EMERGENCE WAS ON AUGUST 16TH. 149 EGGS WERE FOUND IN THIS NEST PLUS ONE TAKEN FOR DNA, 150 EGGS.  THIS NEST WAS LAID IN A SAFE SPOT, SO IT WAS LEFT IN SITU (LEFT AS IT WAS LAID.


THIS MOTHER HAD CRAWLED AROUND THE SAND FENCE ALSO BREAKING SOME OF IT WITH HER FLIPPERS AS SHE WAS NESTING.

                                                      



THIS NEST WAS LEFT IN SITU, ONLY ONE EGG WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE NEST TO USE FOR DNA STUDIES.


GETTING READY TO START THE INVENTORY



MANY VOLUNTEERS CAME TO HELP, EXCITED TO SHARE THIER PASSION AND KNOWLEDGE WITH THE MANY PEOPLE COMING TO THE INVENTORY.






THE EGGSHELLS AND UNHATCHED EGGS FROM DIGGING UP THE NEST



9 WHOLE EGGS, THAT HAD DIED IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT



MARY IS BRINGING AROUND A UNHATCHED EGG SO EVERONE CAN SEE WHAT A SEA TURTLE EGG LOOKS LIKE, THE LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE EGGS ARE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A PING PONG BALL.


  THE BODY PIT AND THE EGGSHELLS








AND NOW THE GREAT INVENTORY RESULTS

94% hatch success rate
150 eggs, one used for DNA

140 hatched eggs
9 whole eggs, died in early development
no live hatchlings
no dead hatchlings

THE DNA RESULTS ARE IN ON THIS MOTHER

DNA results show that this nest was laid by the same mother as nest #4 (laid on May 26 th) this nest was NMB record nest with 180 eggs. This mother has been documented nesting in Cherry Grove since 2013, usually nesting every two years, her nest usually starts with large nest, most over 150 eggs.  in 2019 her first nest had 170 eggs.  she usually lays 4-5 nest in the years she has nested.

All Sea Turtles are endangered, they are federally, and state protected, special precautions, training and permits are required to work with nesting Mothers, hatchlings, nest, eggs and stranded Sea Turtles

If you are in NMB or Briarcliffe and see a nesting Sea Turtle or Hatching, or Stranding, please call the 
NMB Sea Turtle Hotline
843-213-9074
Any time day or night




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