YouTube Videos Feature Sea Turtle Hatchings At Carolina Beach, N Carolina
‘Tis the season for sea turtle nestings! Loggerhead sea turtles visit Wilmington & North Carolina’s Cape Fear Coast beaches between mid-May and September. This threatened species is protected by the Endangered Species Act. Each summer local citizens, such as the volunteers for the Pleasure Island Sea Turtle Project, work day and night to help hatchlings return to the ocean.
Are you curious? Check out the YouTube videos of this year’s sea turtle hatchings at Carolina Beach:
Nest #2 link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNqKi2eUUi0
Nest #1 link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl3yYd-4Rws
For more information about the Pleasure Island Sea Turtle Project, visit www.seaturtleproject.org
Visitors to Wilmington & North Carolina’s Cape Fear Coast can learn more about Loggerheads and other sea turtles at the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher in Kure Beach: www.ncaquariums.com/ff/ffindex.htm The Aquarium is an excellent place to see a live baby sea turtle in its first year of its life. Each year, the aquarium nurtures a handful of hatchlings that have been rescued from doomed nests, then releases them the following year. The North Carolina Aquariums also study Loggerhead migration patterns. You can find more information about the North Carolina Aquariums’ sea turtle research at www.ncaquariums.com/turtletrails/
For a free Visitors Guide for Wilmington & North Carolina’s Cape Fear Coast, please call 1-866-266-9690. For information on accommodations, attractions, events, and package deals, please visit website www.gocapefearcoast.com
August 31, 2007
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