Sea TurtleUpdate as of June 24th, 2011

Sea Turtle Research and Monitoring

	Sea Turtle Nesting Stats As of June 24, 2011
		Nests	False Crawls	Hatches
	Sanibel East End	19	36	0
	Sanibel West End	145* **	210	1
	Captiva	50	30	1
	TOTAL	214	276	2

Most nests on the islands are Loggerhead. However, this year we have one Kemps Ridley** and two Greens * included in the totals above.

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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