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Tybee Sea Turtle News!

Tybee Island’s sea turtle Nest Eight began hatching Wednesday, September 7th! Thee were babies reported on the beach Thursday morning, though they all seemed to have made it to the water safely. There were even babies emerging Friday afternoon! This beautiful picture was shared by Nancy Futral on the Tybee Sea Turtle Project Facebook Page wall and shows one little guy making his way to the waves!

photo by Nancy Futral on Tybee Sea Turtle Project FB page

Nancy is a wonderful example of someone who knows just what to do if you spot a sea turtle on the beach! Like Nancy, always call for assistance and never touch the sea turtles- they are protected by the Endangered Species Act. The wonderful volunteers with the Tybee Sea Turtle Project will be able to assist the babies as needed. If you find a sea turtle, turtle tracks, or an unmarked nest, please contact these resources in the following order: Tammy, Sea Turtle Project Coordinator – 912.484.3416, Tybee Island Marine Science Center – 912.786.5917, and Georgia DNR – 800.241.4113.

nest8excavation9112011 — photo thanks to the Tybee Sea Turtle Project Facebook page!

Nest Eight was excavated yesterday evening about 7:30 p.m. and a nice sized group showed up to watch and learn! There were loads of hatched eggs and two live stragglers! The two babies were helped along and made their way to the ocean safe to start their journey. Remember, excavations are open to the public, so if you are on the island and can make it, please feel free! Stay up to date on all the nest activity on the official Tybee Sea Turtle Project page on Facebook! Tybee is still watching Nest Nine for any signs of hatching, so there will be more sea turtle news to come!

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Tybee Island’s Nest 7 Hatches!

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photo by Julie Cioni Corbin — Thanks to Julie Corbin for this gorgeous Tybee beach shot!

Our beloved Tybee Island sea turtles sent August out with a bang! Nest Seven hatched last Monday, August 29th, and about 80 babies made it safely to the waiting waves. The hard working people over at The Tybee Sea Turtle Project excavated Wednesday. The official Nest Seven news was …

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Tybee Island Sea Turtle News!

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tybeseaturtleproject_nest9crawl — photo thanks to the Tybee Sea Turtle Project Facebook Page

The summer season might be coming to an end, but Tybee Island‘s sea turtle season is still going strong! Our Nest 5 hatched Tuesday, August 16th, and the wonderful people with the Tybee Sea Turtle Project excavated Saturday evening. Excavations are open to the public, so there was a pretty good crowd there to watch and learn! There were no live stragglers or casualties found – just hatched eggs. Wonderful news! In all, 60 to 80 babies made their way to the waiting waves.

nest 5 excavation, 2011 — Nest 5 excavation, photo thanks to the Tybee Sea Turtle Project Facebook Page.

That’s not all either! Nest 6 hatched Wednesday, August 17th. It was a good thing Sybil from the Tybee Sea Turtle Project was there, too! The action began before the sun fully set, so she was able to make sure the babies made their way safely to the ocean. The Nest 6 excavation was held Sunday evening. Eighty-one hatched eggs were found, along with 11 undeveloped eggs, no stragglers, but on little guy that didn’t make it. That’s sad news, but not uncommon. Over all, the nest was a success!

sea turtle hatchling — photo by Amy Capello from the Tybee Sea Turtle Project

If you’d like to learn more about Tybee Island wildlife, especially our beloved sea turtles, make sure to check out the Tybee Island Marine Science Center here on the island. If you can’t visit in person, check out their website! There’s a lot of wonderful information, and you can even plan out your visit ahead of time. We really appreciate all the hard working scientists and volunteers with the Tybee Sea Turtle Project, and we are sure the sea turtles do, too! Stay tuned, the season isn’t over yet!

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More Tybee Turtle Action!

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If you know anything about Mermaid Cottages, you know we love our sea turtles! Well, the nest action keeps on coming here on Tybee Island. Nest Four hatched Friday, August 5th, during a rain storm. The wonderful folks over at the Tybee Sea Turtle Project even excavated a bit earlier than they planned due to more inclement weather. They found that 82 babies had hatched and made it out of the nest! The also found 17 unhatched eggs and one live baby straggler they happily released into the waves. No casualties either, so Nest Four was a success! Don’t you just love good news? We sure do!

nest 4 straggler 2011 — photo credit: Tybee Sea Turtle Project Facebook Page

Speaking of news, have you been following Clover the sea turtle? It is so fascinating to see her journey charted, and right there on your computer screen at that! As of last Saturday, Clover has traveled over 200 miles!

Intrigued? Well, head on over to Seaturtle.org and follow Clover’s journey yourself! Just click the Track a Sea Turtle link, then look for Clover!

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Where In The World Is Clover?

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Thanks to the Burton 4H Center and the Tybee Island Community “Cruise With Clover” program, Clover was fitted with an electronic tracking device when she was released on August 4th.

You can follow Clover’s journey through the seas by subscribing to the the satellite tracking program provided by the Georgia Sea Turtle Center.

Just complete the simple tracking form and start getting daily updates right away! You can track Clover and get updates on each of the sea turtles that currently have tracking devices.

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