by Christian.Legner | Jul 31, 2013 | Uncategorized
Due to some last minute changes in the conditions at the Old Swimming Hole release site, we are moving the release to Coquina Beach at 6pm, Wednesday, July 31. LAST MINUTE CHANGE http://www.nps.gov/caha/index.htm ...
by Christian.Legner | Jul 31, 2013 | Hernando, N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents, N.E.S.T. Release
Hernando release Wednesday, July 31 6pm – Our little Kemps Ridley “Hernando”, who has been with us since last September in the N.E.S.T. rehab facility at the NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island, finally gets to go home! We’ll be releasing him in the sound at the...
by KClark | Jul 27, 2013 | Duck, Loggerhead
Sorry for the late update but yes, we did get nest #08 at the end of July! Saturday nests are always so much fun. With traffic already building, a small team came to respond to Nest #08 in Duck. It may have been a small team, but they got the job done quickly and...
by KClark | Jul 24, 2013 | Duck, Loggerhead, Nest, Southern Shores
Well… Dan is the ATV rider to beat. This morning he came across not just one crawl, but four! The first one was clearly a false crawl with the mom stopping at a 1 foot escarpment and turning back to sea. The second crawl looked possible, she had made her way...
by Christian.Legner | Jul 19, 2013 | Augie, N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents, Rehab Center, Vortex
Meet our newest patient – Augie the green sea turtle! CM-EFC-130707-01 was found near Beaufort Inlet by some concerned boaters. The group acted quickly and flagged down the US Coast Guard to transport the turtle to safety. Augie has an open fracture of the...