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Yeah, that's what turtle nest watching is all about. Nights and nights of sheer boredom broken up by minutes of sheer chaos.
Fort Lauderdale is killing sea turtles!
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Thanks Wiz for coming out and helping. Really appreciate your help. Wish we could have seen the turtles. But, I put in 10 hrs this weekend on the beach with only sand in the hair for my efforts. (it was really breezy last night. Wind from the North blowing down the beach) Oh, and I am really tired! Still, though, thanks for coming out.
The other problem with backdrops and the like (somebody suggested installing remote cameras to watch the nests), is that while all well and good intentioned, it is just a band aid to the problem--lights on the beach!
And then there is sheer ignorance. I was checking/looking for a couple other nests that are ready to hatch. I found them on Friday night and all was good. I checked 2 of them again on Sat. night. Then I find a natural nest that I checked on Sat. night. It, like all other nests are staked off with caution tape and a sign depicting it is a turtle nest. More than one person (judging by the size of the foot tracks) intentionally stepped over the caution tape and stomped and kicked sand all over the place. They disturbed at least the top 6-8" of sand. The nest will be in the "ready to hatch" zone in a couple days.
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The other problem with backdrops and the like (somebody suggested installing remote cameras to watch the nests), is that while all well and good intentioned, it is just a band aid to the problem--lights on the beach!
And then there is sheer ignorance. I was checking/looking for a couple other nests that are ready to hatch. I found them on Friday night and all was good. I checked 2 of them again on Sat. night. Then I find a natural nest that I checked on Sat. night. It, like all other nests are staked off with caution tape and a sign depicting it is a turtle nest. More than one person (judging by the size of the foot tracks) intentionally stepped over the caution tape and stomped and kicked sand all over the place. They disturbed at least the top 6-8" of sand. The nest will be in the "ready to hatch" zone in a couple days.
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Debby, I was just responding to Aqua's comment of having to blacken everything within a 1/2 mile of the beach - that is doesn't have to be that way if guidelines are followed and enforced.
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Hey at least we had a good time with the 'coons on the parking lot. Some of them were as big as my son... What are they feeding on geez!:shocked2:
We will be out there again soon.
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They're eating cat food, Wys!!!
Dead turtles??
September 16, 2010
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nest #484, Ft. Lauderdale
nest #484, Ft. Lauderdale
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"Tracks leading straight to Days Inn on A1A and Harbor Drive."
"About an 80% disorientation.... they were not recovered."
"Tracks leading straight to Days Inn on A1A and Harbor Drive."
"About an 80% disorientation.... they were not recovered."
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