Well we’ve had some good nights and some slow nights out there. After a five-turtle night last Wednesday, we got skunked on Thursday and Friday. Thankfully, we were rewarded with two turtles on Saturday night and both were returning from previous years. The first turtle originally nested in this area in 2005 and returned again Read more about Hit or Miss[…]
Early Thursday morning we encountered our first new turtle of the year. Unlike about 60% of the turtles we encounter each season, she had no tags from previous years. Since leatherback tagging has occurred in Florida since the 80s, many turtles have been tagged when nesting in previous years. We applied two new flipper tags and a Read more about First New Turtle![…]
It’s one of our favorite times of year – the team from the Canadian Sea Turtle Network was in South Florida for a visit and we got to spend the evening catching up and swapping turtle stories. Mike and Kathleen and their team research sea turtles in Canadian waters. They have been studying the foraging Read more about Canadian Turtlers Visit FL![…]
We’re already a huge fan of TOMS shoes. The TOMS company helps by giving shoes, sight, water, safe births, and bullying prevention around the world. But through their latest campaign, they’ve partnered with Oceana to help save sea turtles! For every pair of TOMS + Oceana Sea Turtle shoes purchased they’ll donate $5 to Oceana. These Read more about Shoes and Turtles?[…]
One of our volunteers, Valerie, was recently honored by the Jupiter Island Public Safety Department for her role in apprehending a group of illegal immigrants that landed on the beach at Jupiter Island while she was surveying. She spotted a boat on the beach and called the Jupiter Island police to investigate the situation. Since Read more about Volunteer Honor[…]
We are so fortunate to be attending the International Sea Turtle Symposium in Lima, Peru. Several hundred researchers from around the world are here to talk about our favorite topic – turtles! Today is the first day of talks that will cover everything from nesting and population biology to fisheries interactions and educational outreach. We Read more about Sea Turtlers Invade Peru[…]