A Special Wonder
Turtle Time, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the continued survival of loggerhead sea turtles.
Established in 1989, the group is the Florida state-permitted monitoring organization for sea turtle activity from Fort Myers Beach to the Lee-Collier County line. Daily patrols during the nesting season are conducted to gather important scientific data about population estimates, distribution of nests, nesting patterns and hatching success rates. Dead or injured sea turtles are examined and dealt with as necessary. The information is transmitted to a national sea turtle stranding network.
It is turtle nesting season. Please shield your lights so that they are not visible from anywhere on the beach. Better yet, replace existing bulbs with Amber LED bulbs which give you 10,000 hours of turtle-friendly light! Find certified dealers who carry Amber LED’s: http://myfwc.com/conservation/you-conserve/lighting/certified/bulbs/
Please remember, your lights can mean life or death to endangered sea turtles!
Please remember, your lights can mean life or death to endangered sea turtles!
Watch this amazing sight as an arribada of Olive ridleys comes ashore to nest in the daytime in La Escobilla Sanctuary on the Pacific Coast of Mexico.
Kemp’s Ridley Release in Pine Island Sound, Florida
Please don’t litter…A hatchling’s life is in your hands…
