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Sea Turtles
Posted: September 8th, 2011, 10:05 pm
by Very Duke Blue
When Donna and Adam went to the beach this morning, the sea turtles were hatching!! Donna took a lot of pics. I'm sure she will have her camera Sat.
Re: Sea Turtles
Posted: September 8th, 2011, 10:57 pm
by CathyCA
I'd love to see those pictures!
I went to a sea turtle weekend at the Duke Marine Lab a few years ago. We had so much fun studying the turtles. We took a field trip to the Sea Turtle Hospital at Topsail. We also went out on one of the Duke boats and released sea turtles into the ocean right off the Beaufort Inlet.
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Re: Sea Turtles
Posted: September 9th, 2011, 8:41 am
by Ima Facultiwyfe
How lucky you had the camera, Donna! Did they head straight for the water? Were you able to keep the birds away? Bless those little hearts.
Love, Ima
Re: Sea Turtles
Posted: September 9th, 2011, 8:57 am
by devildeac
I fear there were a number of nests washed away when Irene struck Topsail. We saw several portected sites a day or two before the storm and only 1 when we returned.
Re: Sea Turtles
Posted: September 9th, 2011, 9:22 am
by Very Duke Blue
Ima Facultiwyfe wrote:How lucky you had the camera, Donna! Did they head straight for the water? Were you able to keep the birds away? Bless those little hearts.
Love, Ima
The Donna is our granddaughter, Donna. She said volunteers were there putting them in buckets and taking them about 20 feet out into the water to give them a better start.
Re: Sea Turtles
Posted: September 9th, 2011, 6:43 pm
by Turk
At Holden Beach (and probably other islands), there is a volunteer program where they monitor the nests, count and report on the hatch, dig a small trench to get the turtles started in the right direction, and then walk the turtles out to the other side of the breakers. Always done after dark, and an annual highlight for the kids.
Re: Sea Turtles
Posted: September 10th, 2011, 8:40 am
by captmojo
Re: Sea Turtles
Posted: September 10th, 2011, 9:05 am
by devildeac
Turk wrote:At Holden Beach (and probably other islands), there is a volunteer program where they monitor the nests, count and report on the hatch, dig a small trench to get the turtles started in the right direction, and then walk the turtles out to the other side of the breakers. Always done after dark, and an annual highlight for the kids.
Topsail Island has a similar program.
Re: Sea Turtles
Posted: September 11th, 2011, 11:31 am
by DukePA
We have a program like that here. One of my former co-coworkers is watching a nest at Atlantic Beach.
Re: Sea Turtles
Posted: September 13th, 2011, 7:25 am
by DevilWearsPrada2.0
Turk wrote:At Holden Beach (and probably other islands), there is a volunteer program where they monitor the nests, count and report on the hatch, dig a small trench to get the turtles started in the right direction, and then walk the turtles out to the other side of the breakers. Always done after dark, and an annual highlight for the kids.
Gotta love Holden Beach and the surrounding area. So tranquil and family oriented. And it is not commercial Myrtle Beach! And love Sunset Slush!
