Tag: Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association

The importance of filling in the holes: Volunteers work tirelessly to save people and turtles from danger on the beach

June 26, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE- Just recently, a group of volunteers spent part of their day on the beach at 22nd Street filling in a large hole that had been dug. It measured approximately 15 feet across and...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A special thank you to the BGWC for helping the turtles

To the Editor: The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association wishes to extend its sincere gratitude to the Woman’s Club for their generous support of our organization over the years. Since our...

Island sea turtles numbers are growing, and so are concerns about beach hazards

STAFF REPORT – Do you know your zone? For purposes of the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association’s Turtle Patrol, the beach has been divided into eight zones, each one patrolled daily during the...

The time of the turtle is almost nigh, as false crawl found Wednesday

STAFF REPORT – While no nests have been reported on Gasparilla Island as of press time, the season is sure to start soon as a first false crawl was found by Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association...

Rare green nest one of the last hatches, 642 hatches total so far

October 17, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association patroller Donna Larson reported that her last sea turtle nest hatched this past week – a green sea turtle nest. Greens had a record-breaking year...

Green sea turtles have superb nesting season on the island

October 11, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN As sea turtle nesting season continues to wind down, there are no changes to the current count of nests on Gasparilla Island. The most recent turtle nest update provided by the Boca...

Looks like sea turtle nesting season is winding down

October 4, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN The most recent turtle nest update provided by the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association remains the same as the last two weeks, indicating that the end of nesting season is near. The...

Sea turtle nest numbers remain the same as last week

September 27, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
Editorial, News

■ BY SUE ERWIN The most recent turtle nest update provided by the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association remains the same as last week, indicating that the end of nesting season is near. The season...

Turtle patrol rescues sick pelican, saves baby turtle stuck in roots

September 20, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association patroller Denise Drago Juergens went above and beyond her regular duties caring for the turtles one morning last week. She discovered a pelican in...

Sea turtle hatchlings rescued by patroller

September 13, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Two baby green sea turtle hatchlings were very lucky last week to have an alert patrol member find them after they fell into a crab hole late at night. Thankfully, patroller Jim...