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By Peter Vankevich Just as the Outer Banks stunned-turtle patrols are gearing up as the weather gets colder, there is one remaining outlier from this year’s nesting season. On Dec. 3, a green sea turtle nest was found on Hatteras Island near the ORV Ramp 49 at Frisco. This is the latest known sea turtle…
Around noon on Monday, Dec. 4, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) posted this report and these photos on its Facebook page.
On the Outer Banks, 2023 nesting numbers indicate that sea turtles had a solid year. The three groups working in sea turtle conservation from Ocracoke Island to the Virginia state line all reported busy seasons.
As the threat of a government shutdown looms this weekend, the effects may be the most immediately clear to residents of and visitors to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
Closed sign at Ocracoke Visitor Center during 2019 shutdown. Photo: Ocracoke Observer By Sam Walker, WOBX and Joy Crist, Island Free Press As another government shutdown looms at 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, the impacts on the Outer Banks’ most visible federal agency – the National Park Service – will depend on how long the Congressional impasse lasts…