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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDoes anyone know if there is any organization that take the eggs from Turtle nests
on the beaches for safe keeping when a hurricane is expected to cause disturbance>
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Does anyone know if there is any organization that take the eggs from Turtle nests (Original Post)
Baitball Blogger
Sep 2017
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I googled but couldn't find anything specifically about keeping the eggs safe.
MoonRiver
Sep 2017
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leftstreet
(36,117 posts)1. Saw a WP article about this last week
Aug 25, 2017
As storm surges drown eggs and rough surf strands weeks-old hatchlings, workers at Sea Turtle, Inc., a rescue and rehabilitation non-profit based on South Padre Island, are racing to save endangered sea turtles.
Rescue center staff began preparing for Harvey on Wednesday, collecting eggs from nests along 50 miles of beach from the Rio Grande River to Port Mansfield.
We knew the surge would be significant enough that that the eggs would have been drowned, said Jeff George, Sea Turtle, Inc.s executive director.
Once recovered, the eggs were placed in sand inside styrofoam coolers. Theyre now incubating in a warm, dark room until they can be re-released after the hurricane.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2017/live-updates/weather/hurricane-harvey-updates-preparation-evacuations-forecast-storm-latest/the-endangered-baby-turtles-in-harveys-path-and-a-desperate-race-to-save-them/?utm_term=.6e03f0119848
As storm surges drown eggs and rough surf strands weeks-old hatchlings, workers at Sea Turtle, Inc., a rescue and rehabilitation non-profit based on South Padre Island, are racing to save endangered sea turtles.
Rescue center staff began preparing for Harvey on Wednesday, collecting eggs from nests along 50 miles of beach from the Rio Grande River to Port Mansfield.
We knew the surge would be significant enough that that the eggs would have been drowned, said Jeff George, Sea Turtle, Inc.s executive director.
Once recovered, the eggs were placed in sand inside styrofoam coolers. Theyre now incubating in a warm, dark room until they can be re-released after the hurricane.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2017/live-updates/weather/hurricane-harvey-updates-preparation-evacuations-forecast-storm-latest/the-endangered-baby-turtles-in-harveys-path-and-a-desperate-race-to-save-them/?utm_term=.6e03f0119848
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)3. Awesome!
Baitball Blogger
(46,769 posts)4. Wonderful! Thank you!
clu
(494 posts)5. your link is for harvey
and indicates an endangered (whats the singular for species) type of turtle. I dunno if all sea turtles are endangered but if the FL sea turtle is not endangered they might float into a shelter.
Good catch
I just remembered it was about efforts to rescue turtle eggs - something I'd never heard of before
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)7. It's hatching season, sez the turtle saver people
and young turtles are in shallow waters along the hatching beaches.
The storm surges will pick them up and carry them inland. Not good.
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)2. I googled but couldn't find anything specifically about keeping the eggs safe.
However, there are several turtle rescue organizations in Florida, so I wouldn't be surprised if they are doing this. I hope so!