Waties Island Sea Turtles

Waties Island, the northernmost barrier island in South Carolina is roughly 4.0 km in length. It is a private undeveloped barrier island at the border of North/South Carolina. All sea turtle monitoring by this group is authorized by the SCDNR Marine Turtle Conservation Program under Permit MTP500. We strive to help protect the sea turtle, and we are at it again this season! The site will be updated often during the nesting season - May 1st through October.

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Tuesday, August 14 Nest 5 Emerges!!

This morning Kinsey and the Tuesday walkers found that Nest 5 had emerged!! They found
hatchlings still on the beach, a few dead and some struggling at the water line. This nest was laid on June 17 and emerged on day 58 of incubation. It is located below Marker 1. Sea oats had grown near and over the nest site.
Kinsey reported that many tracks led to the water, so the majority of the hatchlings made it through the ghost crab gauntlet. Inventory to be held Friday August 17.
Pictures by Kinsey
Post by Paulette