Please do not disturb nesting sea turtles. There have been reports of several nesting attempts disturbed by onlookers. If a turtle fails after several nesting attempts, she will eject her eggs into the Gulf, so failed attempts -- false crawls -- are serious.
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Sea Turtle Nesting Stats
As of May 27, 2011 |
| Nests | False Crawls | Hatches |
Sanibel East End | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Sanibel West End | 35 | 46 | 0 |
Captiva | 21 | 3 | 0 |
TOTAL | 61 | 60 | 0 |
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