News and updates on the Holden Beach Turtle Watch Program
The Holden Beach Turtle Patrol has seen a worryingly high rate of false crawls during this 2010 season. If you happen to see a Turtle on Holden Beach, be sure to follow these steps.
Four college kids from Chicago were surprised and amazed on Tuesday, June 1st, when they stumbled upon a giant Leatherback Turtle while walking down the beach.
For all those interested in sea turtles, here is a video clip of loggerhead sea turtles being taken care of by the Holden Beach Turtle patrol before being released into the ocean.
If you haven’t made it to Turtle Talk hosted by the Holden Beach Turtle Patrol yet, there’s only two more sessions left. You’ll find it interesting, the kids will find it fun.
As of June 29th, the Holden Beach Turtle Watch Program has recorded ten nests on the beach with 1,028 known eggs. These eggs account for eight out of the ten nests on the island that had to be moved to safer locations. The two other nests were safe, so their eggs weren’t moved and counted.