Meet Boston Cream Pie, Chocolate Mousse, Daylily, Flax, Kudzu, and Voodo Lily. These are the names for six cold-stunned, stranded sea turtles rescued and rehabilitated from the Cape Lookout National Seashore area this past winter.
Caswell Beach Turtle Watch answered the call from the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center on Monday morning to assist with a sea turtle release for a small audience on Caswell Beach.
Boston Cream Pie was the largest of the bunch at 34.7 kg, complaining loudly with flapping flippers that it was time to head for the ocean. The Karen Beasley team, with help from a CBTW staff member, brought the turtle to the beach on a “turtle taxi” transport cart, and Boston Cream Pie was off!
The remaining smaller green turtles (ranging in size from 4.3-5.2 kg, or the size of a medium pizza) were carried along the perimeter by each accompanied by a KB & CBTW staff member to provide a closer view for the crowd and then gently released into the ocean, where all succesfully swam off to warmer waters.
We thank the Karen Beasley team for the oppurtunity to assist with reintroducing these precious creatures to the ocean, and look forward to a successful 2026 Sea Turtle Season.
**This conservation work for protected sea turtles on Caswell Beach is authorized by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission (ES Permit 26ST03).
**This conservation work for protected sea turtles on Topsail Island by the #KBSTRRC’s Topsail Turtle Project is authorized by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission (ES Permit 26ST05).
Please consider donating to our efforts as we build up our necessary resources for the season.
You can donate at Caswell Beach Turtle Watch Donations.
YOU CAN HELP! If you see a sea turtle mama coming onto the beach and and attempting to nest, please call our hotline immediately (910-368-6323) to notify us. During sea turtle season, we monitor 24/7. Please educate your family, friends, neighbors and especially – your renters. ALWAYS feel free to reach out to us if there is a concern, or you have questions. (All contact info is at the top of the page.)
PLEASE PRINT AND SHARE our Sea Turtle Info Sheet below. If you own a rental or are a renter, please post this for visitors to see. Greater education and understanding will lead to more happy and healthy sea turtles gracing our beaches. Every little bit helps!
