Sea Turtle Nest season ended October 31st. here are the final statistics:
Sanibel East- 37 nests, 82 false crawls, 30 hatches
Sanibel West- 240 nests, 361 false crawls, 161 hatches
Captiva- 77 nests, 54 false crawls, 61 hatches
One of Sanibel's nests was from a Kemp's Ridley, 7 were from green turtles, and the other 232 were loggerhead nests. One of Captiva's nests was a green nest the other 76 were loggerhead nests.
To learn more about Sea Turtles visit the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation's website at: http://ping.fm/7aho8
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