Last night Debby, Hermit Crab, I and another person were scrambling to rescue as many babies as we could. The whole nest disoriented. This was in Hollywood. This happens on an almost nightly occurance in Ft. Lauderdale. 
Fort Lauderdale is killing sea turtles!
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Thnx Debby for your involvement
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You and your daughter ROCKED last night, Jenny. I shudder to think of what would have been the fate of those babies had you two not been there. People, there were turtles EVERYWHERE and I mean EVERYWHERE (except heading for the water). They were scrambling to Meade Street toward Surf Road and they were scrambling north toward a house with bright lights several blocks south of the nest. I found one crawling at a rapid pace nearly FOUR BLOCKS north of the nest. SIXTY THREE TURTLES were recovered and sadly enough, we're certain we missed a few. :depressed:Last night Debby, Hermit Crab, I and another person were scrambling to rescue as many babies as we could. The whole nest disoriented. This was in Hollywood. This happens on an almost nightly occurance in Ft. Lauderdale.
Hey Jenny,
for running four blocks in the sand to bring me the bucket! Did ya catch your breath yet? 
I'd have had a heart attack for sure.Scott L
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Last night Debby, Hermit Crab, I and another person were scrambling to rescue as many babies as we could. The whole nest disoriented. This was in Hollywood. This happens on an almost nightly occurance in Ft. Lauderdale.
Why is there not a large scale organized effort to accomplish just what you two did last night? What state agency has primary jurisdiction in this area?
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I am sure many, many folks would volunteer for such a project should it be known...
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Did you not see my plea for help in July? I just linked it above your post. Many fine folks from ScubaBoard stood up to volunteer, but with hundreds of nests...7 nights a week...they hatch anytime between 7 p.m. and sunrise...we need hundreds more volunteers to cover.
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Your efforts are of course quite laudable. I was thinking more along the lines of a publicized effort by the FWC to recruit and train volunteers. It doesn't seem like a terribly difficult program to accomplish...
Of course, if the cities would use proper lighting, or better, turn the lights off.. we wouldn't be needed. The turtles have been doing this for thousands and thousands of years. It is we, who have messed it up.
There are federal laws protecting these endangered turtles. But jurisdiction is lax at best. And as one person (I think it was an official) pointed out in one of the videos on Sea Turtle Oversight Protection - Sea Turtle Oversight Protection, they have tried to be more educational than heavy handed. It clearly has not worked.
On the bright side, erh, uh, dark side
.. Sea Turtle Protection Oversite targeted Lauderdale By The Sea last year. Over 90% compliance this year. And nary a disorientation.
There are federal laws protecting these endangered turtles. But jurisdiction is lax at best. And as one person (I think it was an official) pointed out in one of the videos on Sea Turtle Oversight Protection - Sea Turtle Oversight Protection, they have tried to be more educational than heavy handed. It clearly has not worked.
On the bright side, erh, uh, dark side
.. Sea Turtle Protection Oversite targeted Lauderdale By The Sea last year. Over 90% compliance this year. And nary a disorientation.Similar threads
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