| 2010 SEA TURTLE NESTING SEASON |
| Our first nest of 2010 RB1--Laid on May 12, 2010 |
| Our first Leatherback nest of the season before the barrier was in place. B4--May 24th |
| Even the turtles celebrated Memorial Day. We had 10 new nests this morning for a total so far of 23 nests in May |
| The hatchlings are coming! RB1 hatched on July 9th, and a few live hatchlings were found in the bottom on the egg chamber when it was excavated. A couple pictures of their release. |
| As of July 11th we had 178 nests on our eleven miles of beach, which is already 12 more nests than we had all of last year. It's a GOOD thing! |
| July 21st -- A quick update: We seem to be having a good year, so far we have over 200 nests on our beach. We have more on our B route than we had on the entire beach last year. I've also started a Facebook page for Volusia Sea Turtle Society. For some reason it has my name on it, but if you click on the left side of the page on ads and pages it comes up. When it comes up click on like and it will get shown to more people. |
| As of today, August 10th, we have 267 nests in New Smyrna Beach. That means we have over 100 more nests than we had in all 2009. We have mostly Loggerheads of course but we also have both Green and Leatherback nests this year, and the season isn't over yet. And the nests are starting to hatch. |
| On September 1st a large group of volunteers met to excavate one of the Leatherback nests. There were a lot of unhatched eggs, which often happens in Leatherback nests, but there were also a lot of hatched eggs and we found some live hatchlings to release. |
| This is one of the Leatherback hatchlings, compare it to the feet of the person standing in the back ground |
| As of September 8th we have a total of 294 nests, including another Green nest laid on the 2nd. Although the season is drawing to a close we may be able to reach 300 nests yet. |
| Loggerhead Mama and hatchlings. She never comes back to see them. They find their own way to the ocean. |
| We made it!!!! Nest number GB230 makes the 300th nest on our beach this season. We have 70 nest on the A route and 230 on the B route, and it's the 11th Green nest of the season. It's been a good year and perhaps it's not over yet. |
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