Sea Turtle Update

Sea Turtle Research and Monitoring

	Sea Turtle Nesting Stats As of August 5, 2011
		Nests	False Crawls	Hatches
	Sanibel East End	35	83	11
	Sanibel West End	237* **	355	67* **
	Captiva	76	54	36
	TOTAL	348	492	114

Click here for PDF with statistics for the nests that have hatched this year on Sanibel (Captiva numbers will not be available until the end of nesting season).

Most nests on the islands are Loggerhead. However, this year we have one Kemps Ridley** and five 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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