2010
St. George Island
Sea Turtle Nesting Summary
114 Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) nests
83 False crawls
46 nests were moved to Kennedy Space Center
16 nests were depredated by coyotes
3 nests were disoriented by artificial lights
2 nests washed away during T.D. #5
More than 35 nests were washed over during T.D. # 5 and during high tide and south wind events, resulting in lower numbers of hatched eggs.
60 nests were evaluated for hatchling success
6103 eggs were counted in the evaluated nests
3059 hatchlings emerged from the evaluated nests
552 people attended 12 “Turtle Talks”
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