Adopt-a-Programs
You can become directly involved with our sea turtle protection program by adopting a sea turtle nest, adopting a sea turtle, or naming your very own female loggerhead sea turtle! 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”! To participate in these programs please go HERE or call the Conservancy at 910.457.0089
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Adopt-a-Nest - $150
Adoptive parent will receive:
• The initial nest certificate detailing the location of their
nest, date laid, and expected hatch date
• A birth announcement once their nest hatches detailing
the hatch date and success of their nest
• A 8" plush turtle
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Adopt-a-Turtle - $500
Adoptive parent will receive:
• An initial certificate with basic loggerhead turtle info and
the tag #’s & carapace measurements of their turtle
• A certificate at the end of the season detailing how many
nests this turtle laid during the season, the nest #’s and
nesting success
• A 12" plush turtle
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Adopt-a-Legacy - $2,500
The individual/family will:
• Have the opportunity to name an identified individual
turtle – the turtle will have this given name forever
(or as long as we document her on BHI)
• Receive a certificate detailing the known history of
this turtle (when she was tagged, tag info, & how
many years she has been documented nesting on
BHI) and a description (carapace measurements, etc)
• Be notified every year that their turtle returns to nest
on BHI along with the number of nests laid during
those years.
• Appear on the hatching page of BHIC’s website
indicating every nest that she lays and the success of
each nest
• Receive a 26" plush turtle
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Click here to see our new symbolic species adoption Gift Catalog! Click here to learn more and to purchase.
