We were thinking we might get lucky again this morning and find more turtle activity. What we did find, was a lot of no-see-um activity because there was hardly any breeze when we started.
You never know if you will see a turtle; sometimes we get lucky!
Footprints in a sea turtle nest! :(
Footprints on another nest. :(
Clouds got brighter and brighter pink as the sun came up.
Yes that's me, a mere shadow of myself. :)
We had no turtle activity, not even a false crawl.
Sea Turtle Activity as of July 22, 2011:
Sanibel East- 35 nests, 81 false crawls, 3 hatches
Sanibel West- 230 nests, 334 false crawls, 32 hatches
Captiva- 73 nests, 50 false crawls, 31 hatches
Sea Turtle Activity as of July 22, 2010:
Sanibel East- 15 nests, 61 false crawls, 0 hatches
Sanibel West- 118 nests, 223 false crawls, 12 hatches
Captiva- 52 nests, 106 false crawls, 11 hatches
Sea Turtle Activity as of July 22, 2009:
Sanibel East- 24 nests, 57 false crawls, 1 hatch
Sanibel West- 142 nests, 167 false crawls, 33 hatches
Captiva- 77 nests, 62 false crawls, 24 hatches
Amanda Bryant
Biologist
Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation
3333 Sanibel-Captiva Rd.
Sanibel, FL 33957
http://www.sccf.org/
www.facebook.com/SanibelCaptivaConservationFoundation
http://www.sccfseaturtleprogram.blogspot.com/
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It saddens and upsets me to see the footprints on the turtle nests. Also, the beach chairs, etc. left on the beach. Last week while I was there I decided there is much less respect for the beach than in the past. It seemed there was more litter and more abandoned beach equipment. I talked to several people that didn't have a clue about turtles or live versus dead shells. I think there needs to be informative signs at all the paths to the beach. I want to think it is ignorance, not apathy.
Funny story - I was walking on the beach and nearby was a man and woman also walking and shelling. She had a drink in a glass and he had a can of beer. As I bent over to check a shell, I heard her say to the man, "Where is your can?". He said, "I filled it with water and threw it in the ocean". I almost got a whiplash as I turned to tell him off. I didn't get a chance to do this. His wife was doing better than I could have done! He took it for a few seconds and then with a big grin he reached in his shorts pocket and pulled out the can . . .
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