The last day of August and we had another turtle nest!  Another green turtle found her way to Amelia Island.

Green turtle hatchling (chelonia mydas) from nest at Ft. Clinch on Amelial Island 8/10 (photo by Dotty Heritage).

Leatherback hatchling (Dermochelys Coriacia) found in contents of nest. (Photo by Sandra Baker-Hinton)  

Leatherback nest emerges 8/1/10!

One weak hatchling was found on the sand outside the nest.  After trying to put it in the water, it later died.

Short video of hatchlings rescued from MD3 during nest excavation on 7/23

Another green turtle crawl on June 21 at

Ft. Clinch.

Green turtle leaves tracks with a false crawl on June 16.

Leatherback sea turtle nests on Amelia Island.  More information in NEWS.