NMB Endangered Sea Turtle false crawl

We do not get to pick the days a Sea Turtle will come to shore to nest. This morning's showers and lightning will prove a little more challenging.  This Beautiful crawl is found by the NMB STP Volunteers out walking. 

Although this morning Volunteers have found a beautiful crawl, as the weather becomes worse all need to get off the beach until it is safe to check this crawl out.

NMB STP Volunteer are excited that they have found this beautiful crawl, they are hoping a nest is found and can be protected. Great job all out walking this wet and raining morning.

Extensive probing is done, but this is new dunes and very soft in many places.  A few times the patrol must leave the beach because of weather and return after weather is better.

Because of the soft sand, the probe going all the way down in the Dunes, careful digging must be done to try to locate an egg chamber if there is one. After exhausting attempts to find an egg chamber, one is not found at this time.

All Sea Turtles are endangered, they are federally, and state protected.  Special training, guidelines and permits are required to work with Nesting Sea Turtles, Hatchlings and Strandings

If you are in the NMB or Briarcliffe areas and encounter a Nesting Sea Turtle, Hatchling or stranding please call:

NMB STP HOTLINE

843-213-9074

ANY TIME DAY OR NIGHT