SCCF marks first island nest as sea turtle season begins
By TIFFANY REPECKI / trepecki@breezenewspapers.com - | May 4, 2021
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The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation documented its first sea turtle nest of the season a loggerhead nest on April 27 on the east end of Sanibel.
UPDATE: On May 2, SCCF volunteer Rachel Walsh found the first loggerhead nest of the season for Captiva. On May 3, SCCF volunteer Nancy Riley found a second loggerhead on Captiva. Also on May 3, SCCF volunteers Diane Clark and Irene Nolan marked off the first loggerhead nest on the west end of Sanibel. The turtle was affectionately dubbed “Cookie Dough” when she previously nested on the islands in 2017 and 2019. According to the data available as of today, two additional loggerhead nests have been found on Sanibel’s west end.
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SCCF marks first sea turtle nest of the season
By SCCF - | Apr 29, 2021
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SCCF volunteers Michael Galloway, Lynn Meline and Irene Nolan mark the first sea turtle nest of the season a loggerhead nest on April 27 on the east end of Sanibel.
The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation recently reported that the first loggerhead nest of the season was discovered on April 27 on Sanibel’s east end. Officials noted that there were also two false crawls documented that day. For ways to protect and care for sea turtles, visit SanCapLifeSavers.org.
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