NEVER PUSH OR ATTEMPT TO ASSIST STRANDED ANIMALS BACK TO THE WATER! More harm can be done and it is illegal without proper permits. 

Category: 2015 Nests

  • 2012: False Crawl

    we have many false crawls this year, Bill took this picture of a turtle returning to the water after false crawling, Loggerhead.

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  • 2012: Nest #10

    Nest #10 5-29-2012, she came in and nested ok, but then there must have been very bright lights to the East, Panama City and she had a hard time getting back to the water, poor girl traveled 366 feet down the beach past the fisherman before she found the water. LIGHTS OUT FOR TURTLES UPDATE:…

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  • 2012: Nest #9

    Nest #9 Loggerhead, 4 Mile she only came in to just above the seaweed below our normal rack line. Moved the nest. nest is found and is where the circle is. UPDATE: Nest #9 80 escaped to water 2 alive and released 13 non hatched eggs 86% hatching success

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  • 2012: Nest #8

    Nest #8 Loggerhead, Blue Mountain Beach she came in right next to the nest #5 UPDATE: nest #8 has hatched and has been dug. 78 escaped from nest 1 egg was unhatched 99% success-how good is that…..

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  • 2012: Nest #7

    Nest #7 another daytime nesting Kemps, in Miramar Beach again, this time 7:30 at night. she did not come up far enough we will probably loose this nest. 5-22-2012 UPDATE: Nest #7 was washed away in TS Debbie

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  • 2012: Nest #6

    Nest #6 Seagrove Loggerhead 5-22-2012 UPDATE: Nest #6 has hatched and been dug. results are 85 escaped from nest 6 non hatched eggs.

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  • 2012: Nest #5

    Nest #5 Blue Mountain Beach, Loggerhead 3-21-2012 UPDATE: Nest #5 has hatched and was dug 74 had escaped from nest 1 alive and released 38 did not hatch 66% success

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  • 2012: Nest #4

    Nest#4 SeaCrest 5-21-2012 Loggerhead UPDATE: Nest #4 46 escaped from nest 18 alive in nest and released 56 dead pipped eggs, no reason why 51 non hatched eggs 172 eggs 56% success

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  • 2012: Nest #3

    Nest #3 Dune Allen 5-18-2012 Loggerhead UPDATE: Nest #3 35 hatchlings escaped from nest 17 were found alive in nest and released 56 had no obvious embryos 17 dead embryo egg total 125 with a success rate of 42%

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  • 2012: Nest #2

    Nest #2,Inlet Beach, 5-21-2012 UPDATE: Nest #2 has hatched and been dug 54 alive and released 45 did not hatch. total of 99 eggs success 55 % remember these nests had water over them in TS Debbie of the 45 non hatched eggs 42 have hatched, great news so new totals are 42 escaped from…

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