NEVER PUSH OR ATTEMPT TO ASSIST STRANDED ANIMALS BACK TO THE WATER! More harm can be done and it is illegal without proper permits. 

Month: July 2010

  • Update 7/27/2010

    What fun it is to walk, Nests, 1,5 and 7 have been relocated into coolers, Nests 3,4, and 6 were found to be piping and caged.  Nest #3 has hatched out 88 and the hatchlings are being taken to the East Coast to be released.  This will be the case of the other caged nests.…

  • Busy Sunday

    So I get home, sit down with dogs and coffee and the paper and the sheriff’s office calls, a turtle has been spotted on the beach in 3 different areas down near Whales Tail.  So off I go again.  She is way up in the dunes laying her eggs, so I take pictures, measure, call…

  • 2010: False Crawl 22

    This is the Loggerhead false crawl #22 on 4 Mile also.  She came up and made this body pit before going up to the dune and then went back to the water.  Note you see the back flippers no sharp front flippers and also can see the swaying of when she pulled both flippers at…

  • Green Turtle Tracks

    My non beach day started early with two false crawls at 4 Mile Village , this is a green she came up as far as she could and then went back.  Notice the track the ridge on each side of the middle, no swaying motion as she pulls both flippers at one time and the…

  • 2010: Deer Lake Nest 2

    Found this morning by Bobby, he also found Deer Lake false crawl #1 and Anne found our false crawl #19..  Ugh

  • 2010: Nest 27

    Nest #27 Seagrove again, a good learning time for the contractors on the beach…    

  • 2010: Nest 25

    Nest #25 was found by Alan Newsome, Alan found 3 nests today, yes, three, we were very busty, I had to walk and go to Seagrove.  All nests were in seagove and we found the eggs.  Hurrah….

  • 2010: Nest 24

    Was found this morning by Kate Johnson.  What a morning.

  • 2010: False Crawl 16 & 17

    I got a call from a family at Seaside last night about baby sea turtles and after another call and talking to Joe, this family saw the adult sea turtle come up on the beach to lay eggs, so they wanted to see her good so they and other shone their bright flash lights on…

  • 2010: Nest 23

    Sandestin of course.  Found this morning, a small Loggerhead with a small crawl, we have seen her before.  She did not come far out of the water to nest.  Note the tracks, and they say Loggerhead, alternating, small no tail drag, no front flippers, can see all of the back flippers. Had to really work…