The weather didn’t keep Mama #6 away! She crawled up a nice dune and laid her eggs deep! Thanks to Teresa and Joy for heading out in the rain/wind! Nest #6:Crawl Width:105cm/41.3″ **This conservation work for protected sea turtles on Caswell Beach is authorized by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission (ES Permit 23ST03).
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May 25, 2023 – Nest #4 & #5!
It was a beautiful day for 2 new nests! Nest #4 had to be relocated from the East River Beach. There were 144 eggs! Mama dropped one along the way and it rolled down the dune a bit. We moved the eggs to the ocean side. Nest #5 had a beautiful crawl and body pit, Read More
May 24, 2023 – Nest Adoption Update
We have had a tremendous response for Nest Adoptions already and the 2023 season has only just begun! We very much appreciate the support! Our Caswell Beach turtles are not coming in as fast as we would like, so at this time we are suspending turtle nest adoptions until further notice. Once we can be Read More
May 23, 2023: Nest #3!
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
May 22, 2023 – Nest #2!
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).
May 21, 2023 – Nest #1!
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).
May 19, 2023 – We have activity!
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
Happy Mother’s Day!
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.
May 1-7 Update: Quiet and Chilly!
It has been a chilly and very quiet start to Nesting Season! We will let you know when we get a nest or a false crawl. NC received its first nest 5-6-23 on Masonboro Island! In the meantime, we hope you enjoy these sunrise pictures!
Stranded Sea Turtles – Spring 2023
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