Sea Turtle Update
Sea Turtle Research and Monitoring
| Sea Turtle Nesting Stats
As of June 24, 2011
|
| Nests
| False Crawls
| Hatches |
Sanibel East End
| 19 | 36 | 0 |
| Sanibel West End | 145* **
| 210 | 1 |
Captiva
| 50 | 30 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 214 | 276 | 2 |
Most nests on the islands are Loggerhead. However, this year we have one
Kemps Ridley** and two
Greens * included in the totals above.
Please do not disturb nesting sea turtles. There have been reports of several nesting attempts disturbed by onlookers. If a turtle fails after several nesting attempts, she will eject her eggs into the Gulf, so failed attempts -- false crawls -- are serious.
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