More Sea Turtle Eggs Stolen

I've just read another story about poachers stealing sea turtle eggs from nests at Casey Key and Venice Beach. So I thought I would use this as a reminder. If you happen to be on a beach and see anyone tampering with a sea turtle nest, notify authorities. On Sanibel & Captiva Islands, you can notify SCCF at 239-472-3817, ext. 228, Monday – Friday. On weekends, report it to the Sanibel Police at 239-472-3111.

Turtle Season Best in Seven Years

Even though nests were lost during the summer storms, the hatchling count was still a pleasant improvement over previous years. Read what the area monitors have to say about the numbers in their particular areas.

Statistics For This Week

There were no new nests here this week.

Last Sunday, Nest #6 was dug; 12 hatches and 85 not hatched.
Monday Nest #4 was dug; nothing…a False Crawl.
Friday Nest # 11 was dug; 104 hatches and 5 not hatched.
Saturday Nest #10 was dug; 28 hatches and 56 not hatched.


We are still watching:

Zone 1 – Nest #26

Zone 2 – Nests #12, 28, and 33

Zone 3 – Nests #48, 22, 23 and 30

Zone 4 – no nests

Zone 5 – Nests #7 (to be dug Sunday), 9, 17, 18, 21 and 31

Zone 6 – Nests #13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 24, 25, 27, 29 and 32

With the possibility of a storm coming, it is my hope that the remaining nests will be safe. Nest #26 in our zone is not far from the water's edge and I'm afraid it would be in danger.