Jekyll Island sets nest record
2015 has seen numerous American beaches set nesting records, the latest being Jekyll Island, Georgia. This rare September nest was number 160 on the year for Jekyll Island. Making the occasion even more momentous was the type of sea turtle which laid the nest – Chelonia mydas, the Green Sea Turtle. This is the first nest laid by a Green Sea Turtle on Jekyll Island since 2007, the year the Sea Turtle Center opened its doors.
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Miscellany
Owner asks for help finding his missing 64-year old tortoise.
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Did You Know…
Some of the other nesting records set this year:
- 12,026 Green Sea Turtle nests at Archie Carr refuge.
- 2,290 Loggerhead Sea Turtle nests have hatched in Georgia this year.
- 269 total nests within Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
- and more…
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Photo from Georgia Sea Turtle Center
