Sea turtle activity continues to be productive on the shores of Little St. Simons Island. As of July 18, we have 96 confirmed nests and have seen 140 additional non-nesting emergences. Hatching of early nests has begun as well; two nests have emerged this week!

Guests continue to accompany our naturalists to the beach for night time walks in the hopes of encountering females and hatchling turtles. Earlier this week, a female turtle was spotted in the surf by one of the night walking groups, but immediately returned to the sea. She appeared to have waited a bit then moved slightly north on the beach to successfully nest; her crawl and nest cavity were confirmed the next morning!

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