Georgia records 4,292 loggerhead sea turtle nests

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 22:48 · Archive

Loggerhead sea turtles have laid a record 4,292 nests on Georgia beaches this year, marking a hard-won recovery from a low of 358 nests recorded in 2004. The protection effort involves hundreds of volunteers and professionals who patrol beaches from Cumberland to Tybee nearly every day between May and August.

Monitoring begins at dawn, when volunteers scan the sand for the distinctive looping tracks left by nesting loggerheads returning to the sea. The Tybee Island Marine Science Center, which oversees the Tybee Island Sea Turtle Project, coordinates much of this work under the direction of the Department of Natural Resources. The intensity of monitoring is particularly high on Wassaw Island, a national wildlife refuge where rotating groups of ecotourists stay overnight to document nesting activity.

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• Peek inside Georgia’s record-setting sea turtle nesting seasonLoggerhead sea turtles have laid a record 4,292 nests on Georgia beaches this year, a significant rebound from 358 nests in 2004.Clickorlando · 8 Oct, 22:14
• Peek inside Georgia’s record-setting sea turtle nesting seasonLoggerhead sea turtles have laid a record 4,292 nests on Georgia beaches this year, a significant rebound from 358 nests in 2004.News4Jax · 8 Oct, 22:14

In this story: Georgia · Wassaw Island · Tybee Island · Department of Natural Resources · Tybee Island Marine Science Center · Caretta Research Project

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