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Saturday, August 27, 2022

NMB WILD NEST #21

 EVEN THOUGH THE NMB STP IS OUT AT SUNRISE EVERY DAY FROM MAY 1ST UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST, EXTREME WEATHER, STORMS AND WIND CAN SOMETIMES ERASE ANY SIGNS OF A SEA TURTLE NEST. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT IS CALLED A WILD NEST.  UNFORTUNATLY BECAUSE THIS NEST IS NOT KNOWN, THE NMB STP ARE NOT ABLE TO PROTECT THIS NEST.

NMB STP VOLUNTEER SANDY WAS OUT WALKING TUESDAY MORNING WHEN SHE SPOTTED SEVERAL DEAD HATCHLINGS ON THE BEACH, SHE  LOOKED AROUND AND SAW SOME EGGS SHELLS CLOSE TO THE HATCHLINGS, SHE EMMIDIATLY CALLED THE NMB STP HOTLINE. 

THE SITE WAS INVESTIGATED, IT WAS APPARENT A FOX HAD DUG INTO THE EGG CHAMBER AND PULLED OUT SOME EGG SHELLS.  THE NEST WAS LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BEACH AND TIRE TRACKS FROM SANITATION COVERED UP ANY EVIDENCE OF A NEST>   LINDA PROBED THE AREA CLOSE TO THE EGG SHELLS AND FOUND THE EGG CAVITY.  A INVENTORY WAS IMMEDIAELY DONE ON THIS NEST.  

DURING THE  INVENTORY, CHUCK FINDS A VERY NICE SURPRISE, TWO LIVE HATCHLINGS, CLOSE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE EGG CHAMBER.


IN THIS WILD NEST,  ALL EGGSHELL FOUND ARE  HATCHED EGGSHELLS, NO WHOLE OR UNHATCHED, UNKNOWN IF FOX TOOK ANY WHOLE SHELLS.


THE TWO HATCHLINGS




NOW THE BEST PART, THE TWO HATCHLINGS BEGIN THIER CRAWL TO THE OPEN SEAS, 





THIS LITTLE HATCHLING IS ON ITS WAY, CLAWING OVER THE SAND AND SHELLS TO THE OCEAN



SOOOO CLOSE


OK I GOT THIS NOW!!!!!!



All Sea Turtles are endangered, they are federally, and state protected, special guidelines, training and permits are required to work with nesting Sea turtles, hatchlings, nest and strandings.


If you see a Nesting Sea Turtle, hatchling or stranding in NMB or Briarcliffe please call the
NMB STP Hotline
843-213-9074
Any time Dy or night

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