Posts by CWBTW Editor

Morning Patrol found Nest #3 just above a high tide line in a narrow eroded area.  They relocated 142 eggs to a safer location! I was reminded to add the crawl width of the mamas in our report so here they all are: Nest #3:Relocated: 142 eggsCrawl Width: 90 cm/35 inches Nest #2:Insitu (original location)Crawl Read More

We have Nest #2!  Mama laid in a beautiful and safe spot!  Enjoy the pictures! **This conservation work for protected sea turtles on Caswell Beach is authorized by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission (ES Permit 23ST03).

Happy Sunday! We have Nest #1! Mama picked a nice safe place for her babies, too. **This conservation work for protected sea turtles on Caswell Beach is authorized by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission (ES Permit 23ST03).

They are finally here!!! We had 2 False Crawls this morning! The rain must have been too annoying for them to lay. Thanks to our running friends Sue and Steve for alerting us to them. The crawls were right at last night’s high tide line and very hard to see on this cloudy day. We Read More

We still have no nests or false crawls to report after 2 full weeks of patrolling.  They will come, but it’s hard to be patient!  Check out seaturtle.org to see the latest progress for turtles in NC.

This Spring we have responded to several stranded sea turtles.  Sadly, 2 fairly large Loggerhead Turtles and 1 juvenile Green Turtle were found deceased.  3 others were taken to Rehab.  Pearl is a juvenile Green Turtle that had washed up on Caswell Beach on April 2nd.  She was covered with mud and algae which indicates she had Read More

Happy First Day of Sea Turtle Nesting Season!  No tracks or nests today, but it is early and was a bit chilly this morning!  Sadly our patrol did find a deceased juvenile Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle that had been the victim of a boat strike.  Please call us if you see a mama, hatchling or Read More