WATCH OUT FOR WASHBACKS!
The east coast of Florida is getting a lot of sargassum sea weed washing up on the beaches. This means that we’re also getting post-hatchlings sea turtles washing in with sargassum as well. (A...
Category: hatchlings
96 Rare Baby Sea Turtles Just Hatched in Queens, New York
CHECK THIS OUT! SO COOL! https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/new-york-kemps-ridley-turtle A New York Kemps-Ridley hatchling. Photo credit: National Park Service.
Livin’ on Turtle Time By Becky Aud
Livin’ on Turtle Time By Becky Aud Turtle season is from March 1st through October 31st. During the season, we all need to be livin’ on turtle time. This means lights out on the...
NESTING SURVEY UPDATE By Becky Aud
NESTING SURVEY UPDATE By Becky Aud We are well into July and the nesting survey teams have been in action for several months now. So far this year on our 2-mile stretch of beach,...
Washbacks
Post Irma, as many natural events, we are having many turtles washing back on our beaches. Lots of people are referring to these turtles as “washbacks.” We prefer to use the terms hatchling and...
The effects of Irma on our beaches
During the hurricane and after its passing, some turtle nests were eroded exposing eggs and hatchlings that were only days away from beginning their journey . Then there were also those hatchlings that did not check the weather...
Hatchlings… What do I do?
Sometimes on the beach you will see an adorable newborn turtle, or hatchling, like this little one! What should you do? Leave them alone!Do not approach a hatchling and do NOT touch them–you should...
