| 2009 Holiday Miracle |
| December 15, 2009 |
| Today we excavated our final sea turtle nest of the 2009
season! It was laid by an endangered green sea turtle and was on day 105 of incubation. Upon
excavation we were thrilled to find 7 hatched egg shells, indicating that somewhere along
that long incubation, 7 babies made it out. We also have 78 viable eggs that are still in
the incubation process which we will continue to monitor. Stay tuned for updates, as we hope
these eggs will be our holiday hatchling miracles! |
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| Become Directly Involved!!! |
- You can become directly involved with our sea turtle protection
program by adopting a sea turtle nest, adopting a sea turtle mom or naming your very own
loggerhead sea turtle mom!
- Your contribution to the Adopt-A-Program goes directly towards the
conservation and protection of threatened and endangered sea turtles here on Bald Head
Island.
- Our sea turtle research, needed now more than ever, wouldn't be
possible without your help and for that we say "thank you"!
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| Adopt-A-Nest $150 |
- Adoptive parent receives the nest certificate detailing the location,
date laid, and expected hatch date
- Adoptive parent receives a birth announcement once their nest hatches
detailing the hatch date and success of their nest
- Adoptive parent receives a turtle figurine
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| Adopt-A-Mom $500 |
- Adoptive parent receives all the perks of an Adopt-A-Nest PLUS
- Adoptive parent receives a certificate with loggerhead mom info,
identification, and measurements of their turtle mom (length, width, etc.)
- Adoptive parent receives a certificate at the end of the season
detailing how many nests this mom laid during the season, the nest #'s and hatching
success
- Adoptive parent receives a plush turtle from Turtle Central
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| Adopt-A-Legacy $2500 |
- Adoptive family receives all perks of Adopt-A-Mom PLUS
- The Adoptive family name a turtle mom - the turtle will have this
given name forever
- Adoptive family receives a certificate detailing the known history of
this Mom (when she was when she was first seen on Bald Head and how many years she has been
nesting on BHI) and a description (carapace measurements, etc)
- Adoptive family is notified every year that their turtle mom returns
to nest on BHI along with the number of nests laid during those years.
- Your turtle's name will appear on the hatching page of BHIC's website
indicating every nest that she lays and the success of each nest.
- Adoptive family will receive a large plush turtle from Turtle Central
to commemorate their adoption
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| Click Here to Adopt! Or call the Conservancy: 910-457-0089 and Thank
you! |
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Team Work Saves the Day!
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BHI Conservancy, Public Safety and Club staff risked an
anxious gator mom to make sure 10 babies were safe this winter. The lagoon that the
alligator babies occupied was scheduled for a makeover. Since alligators often bury in mud
below the water line and enter a state of much reduced activity during the winter, they were
in danger of being killed during lagoon reconfiguration. The alligators were moved to a
lagoon several hundred yards away that will not be disturbed.
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Click Here for information regarding the FOXES on Bald Head
Island.
Snakes: Who's Venomous and who's not? Go here to find out!
Rabies on Bald Head! More....
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