The world according to me....

Lots of loggerhead hatchlings are emerging from their nests now in North Carolina. Several days after emergence, the project volunteers excavate the nests to calculate success and to liberate any live stragglers in the nest cavity. It is also an excellent opportunity to raise awareness and provide information about sea turtles to the public. In this particular nest, there were only two live hatchlings remaining in the nest. No matter, enthusiasm was high and everyone remained at the water's edge to ensure that both turtles made it into the surf.

This is but one of the many different kinds of situations where people and turltes interact in North Carolina. In future blogs I hope to highlight some of the other interesting iterations.