RESEARCH NEWS
Relocated Poached Nest Successfully Hatches
On August 27th, the Juno Beach Police department apprehended a man who was fleeing the beach with a bag full of sea turtle eggs. The man had taken eggs from a female green turtle as she was nesting just north of Seminole Golf Course. The police were able to save the eggs and hand them over to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
After several hours of being processed as evidence, FWC gave the eggs to the research department at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center to rebury on the beach. Despite slim odds, we are happy to report that these eggs hatched on October 19th! 24 hatchlings emerged out of 110 eggs. Originally destined to be sold illegally at local bars, the LMC is happy to have been able to recover these eggs and get these 24 turtles back to the sea.
Loggerhead Marinelife Center
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