Its not all roses and sunshine with turtle nesting. Tragically, a nest was stricken by animal predators last night. Upon today's morning turtle walk, the discovery of the stricken nest was made. Although an immediate excavation was done in hopes that perhaps somehow there were survivors stuck in the nest, there were none. It will be impossible to ever know if any of the hatchlings made it to sea alive. We documented everything as directed by FWC, and they will probably do necropsies as they see fit, plus study the photos. We also provided them with as much information as possible about the physical characteristics of the nest, perhaps that will help the biologists learn more too.
The site was profoundly upsetting, and we are deeply saddened by the loss. I guess I'm supposed to accept this as part of a greater circle of life, so why doesn't that comfort me?
Not all threats sea turtles face lurk within their ocean home.
I guess I felt you should know what happened, since we've been waiting together for this hatch. There's a few more nests which will become due in the near future. Hold good thoughts for those babies; they need all the help they can get.
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