The Thursday volunteers did not find any nesting activity on Waties today, but they spotted a sea turtle carcass in the surf. Leslie was called to handle this stranding. It was a Kemp's Ridley, and looked like a boat strike wound, and it was in a severely decomposed state.
Many thanks to Bill, Lorna, Kim, Janice, Sandy and Ayana for assisting in this stranding.
After noting the information required by SCDNR, the poor thing was buried and put to rest. It was really smelly, so hoping the island predators do not dig it up.
The following pictures are a little gruesome, and is a downside of our volunteer work.
Waties Island performs research and management activities regarding sea
turtle conservation in accordance under SCDNR Permit Number MTP500.
Pictures and text by Leslie & Bill
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| We spray paint the carcass and have laid the poor thing to rest |
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