Fill sand holes for turtle’s sake
Sand holes left on the beach are creating a hazard to both people and sea turtles, according to Turtle Time founder Eve Haverfield.
“Recently, we documented the crawl of a loggerhead sea turtle that had to struggle to extricate herself from one of these mammoth holes that people digand then leave,” she said. “Hatchlings would never get out of them. The holes need to be filled.”
Haverfield said the nest count has gone up just a bit from last year. Sea turtle season runs from May through October.
“We have 14 nests on FMB this year,” she said. “Last year at this time we had 10 and ended the season with 11 nests.
The turtle lady offered 2008 numbers to show the cyclical process in sea turtle nesting.
“In 2008, we had 29 nests at this time and it was an excellent year with 44 nests total,” said Haverfield. “This year’s nesting population should include the turtles from 2008.”