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A Loggerhead heading back to sea after laying 146 eggs. |
Our Trip to Melbourne Beach Florida July 21-23, 2004 |
Dr. Lew Erhart, Turtle Expert and new Friend |
A loggerhead hatchling, exiting the nest. |
Liz and a juvenile green |
Elle Hiller and an older juvenile green. |
Tony Natoli with a tagged green |
Karen Natoli and her new friend! |
Elle and Liz holding two loggerhead hatchlings who were released later that night. |
Note the priorities once we arrived in Melbourne Beach. Camera in one hand and coctail in the other. |
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Liz and Elle releasing a rehabbed green turtle. Picture on the right shows how beautiful and stunning her shell was once she hit the water. |
A clutch of eggs, 146 in all on the Beach in the Archie Carr Wildlife Refuge. |
Richard, Janet, Elle, Lee, Karen Tony and Liz following the release of green turtles. |
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Kate Hanley of the Ocean Conservancy up close and personal with a green juvenile. |
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For more information about what you can do to save these endangered, prehistoric creatures, visit the Ocean Conservancy online at www.oceanconservancy.org |
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Click on the turtle to the right for a full story of our adventure. |
Visit the Fripp Island Loggerhead Website, check out nest statisitics, photos and more information and links. Fripp Island Loggerhead Patrol |