Tag: The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association

BGSTA plans memorial bench for Nancy Lingeman

October 25, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
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■ BY MELISSA CSANK Nancy Lingeman may be gone, but she has most definitely not been forgotten by the many people whose lives she touched. The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association (BGSTA) has chosen to...

Bon voyage little sea turtle hatchlings … until next May

October 25, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association announced the final numbers for the 2019 nesting season. Greens had a record-breaking year on the island, with 22 nests hatching over the past few...

Turtles are turtling all over the turtling place

July 5, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association would like to remind everyone that bright lighting could misdirect and disturb nesting sea turtles and their hatchlings, so beachgoers should avoid...

Lights out for nesting season, learn your types of turtles

May 24, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association would like to remind everyone that sea turtle nesting season officially began on May 1, and it’s more important than ever to remember to cover up...

Second week of turtle season and the excitement is just beginning

May 10, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
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The sea turtles, they are a ’nestin’ – Season began May 1

May 3, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Sea turtle nesting season officially began on May 1, but one anxious loggerhead started the season early and made her nest on Monday, April 29. The first nest of the season was found...

More hatchlings arrive, one stranding released; Kemps ridley still recovering

July 13, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN It’s baby sea turtle time. The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported the first hatch from zone five on Monday, July 9. This was the second hatch of the season and there were several...

First hatchlings of the season arrive, rescued Kemp’s ridley turtle recovering well

July 6, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported the first known hatch of the season on Tuesday, July 3. The nest was laid on May 7, so it incubated for 57 days. “The hatchlings were disoriented,...

Lots of beach trash, several false crawls in this week’s turtle report

June 1, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN As of press time, The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported 49 Caretta caretta (Loggerhead) turtle nests on the island. There were 59 reported false crawls. An extremely rare Kemp’s...

It’s turtle time! Nesting season slowly progressing

May 18, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN As of press time, The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported eight turtle nests on the island – all loggerheads. The season has been a bit slow so far, likely due to cooler temperatures...