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2024 Still Hanging in There
The 2024 nesting season is still going strong. If this nest rate continues, the 2024 nesting season on Hunting Island will be one of the...

FOHI Turtle Team
Jun 29, 20241 min read


What a Morning!
This beautiful NNC was foung in Zone 4

FOHI Turtle Team
Jun 26, 20241 min read


Sun Rises and Litter Down
Monday’s team feeling blue - no nests today but 3 non-nesting crawls. It looked like 2 of them may have been scared by people on the...

FOHI Turtle Team
Jun 24, 20241 min read


Pouring Rain Sunday
Sargassum It was a rainy, windy walk on Hunting Island today. Lots of sargassum littered the shoreline and a NNE was located in Z6.

FOHI Turtle Team
Jun 23, 20241 min read


Turtle in the purple
Nest #74 was found in Zone 4 today. No other activity on the beach. Momma turtles took a break last night! It was a windy morning on...

FOHI Turtle Team
Jun 19, 20241 min read


Monday Blues
Lucky socks and all didn’t do it for us this morning. Just 1 false crawl (NNC) on Little Hunting Island - that’s it! A beautiful...

FOHI Turtle Team
Jun 17, 20241 min read


Still Going Strong, Like All The Dads Out There
2024 is still showing strong nesting activity at 33 days in. Still ahead of the pace set during the 2022 and 2023 nesting seasons. We...

FOHI Turtle Team
Jun 16, 20241 min read


Happy Father's Day to all, including Turtle dad's who are Huge Contributers to the Sea Turtle Project! 🐢
Sunday in the Park: Zone 1 Nest 67 and a NNE Zone 2 Nest 68 Zone 4 NNE No activity in Z3, Z5 and Z6 We are specially trained and...

FOHI Turtle Team
Jun 16, 20241 min read
We need to do better to help preserve this beautiful place and the wildlife that inhabit it!
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Beth Briggs Glass
Jun 15, 20241 min read
Lots of Saturday activity
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Beth Briggs Glass
Jun 15, 20241 min read


Wednesday walk with the turtles
It was a beautiful morning on the beach! Nests 55 and 56 found in zone 2 , and nest 57 found in zone 4/5. All left in situ - momma...

FOHI Turtle Team
Jun 12, 20241 min read


2024 - A Fast Paced Nesting Season
Today is the 27 days since the first sea turtle nest was laid on Hunting Island this year. We have now hit 53 nests - that’s more than...

FOHI Turtle Team
Jun 10, 20241 min read


Sunny Sunday Nest 52
Zone 5, Little Hunting is where Nest #52 was located today. Zone 2 had a NNE. Not much of a differential in tracks. Looked like a...

FOHI Turtle Team
Jun 9, 20241 min read



FOHI Turtle Team
Jun 5, 20240 min read


Lucky Socks Keep The Blues Rolling
Remember Maeneen’s lucky turtle socks? She had them on today. 5 nests and 1 non-nesting crawl. Zone 4 was busy today. About 2 weeks...

FOHI Turtle Team
Jun 3, 20241 min read



FOHI Turtle Team
Jun 2, 20240 min read


A Cloudy, Breezy, Beautiful Sunday Morning adding Nest #37 to the count!
Zone 3 had a classic body pit, but layers of shells and a deep tube shaped chamber made for a challenging probe that succcessfuly...

FOHI Turtle Team
Jun 2, 20241 min read


Frustrating Friday!
Spotted this great crawl and body pit in zone 4 this morning and was really excited as this was my first pit too prone. I probed the...

FOHI Turtle Team
May 31, 20241 min read


#30 on Wednesday
This morning nest #30 was found in Zone 3. Turtle Fact: After mating, female turtles return to the beach where they were born to nest. ...

FOHI Turtle Team
May 29, 20241 min read


Monday Blues Strike Again
We continued our streak on this Memorial Day with cooperation from the mother sea turtles. Zone 4 team arrived on the beach with excited...

FOHI Turtle Team
May 27, 20241 min read
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