Sea Turtle Update

Sea Turtle Nesting Stats As of July 8, 2011
	Nests	False Crawls	Hatches
Sanibel East End	30	59	0
Sanibel West End	194* **	287	10**
Captiva	60	40	8
TOTAL	284	386	18

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

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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