Loggerhead sea turtle coming onshore to lay her eggs

Loggerhead sea turtle making the journey onshore to lay her eggs. We kept our distance so as not to disturb her. Unfortunately, a crowd gathered around her and we weren't able to film her digging the nest and laying her eggs. -PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE- If you ever see a sea turtle coming ashore, LEAVE HER ALONE! Touching, walking beside them, and standing close to them puts unnecessary stress on them, is disorienting to them, and could complicate their egg laying and in turn conservation efforts.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• Sea
• turtle
• loggerhead
• laying
• eggs

[xowombatsxo]

i just came back from the beach at hilton head island and i just saw a loggerhead lay her eggs...there were 4 other ppl and we were telling everyone to turn off there flash lights because it was late at night...the light will disturb her.i wish i could have gotten pictures but u couldn't see anything and i def. didn't want to scare her with a flash.

[AClearDeepBlue]

Isn't it an amazing experience? You did a really good thing to turn off your flashlights. That small gesture makes you a part of a global conservation effort. Too cool, huh :o)

[BukeyBoy]

Did you see her actually lay the eggs?

[AClearDeepBlue]

Yes. We saw her dig the hole and drop the eggs in. It was very tough to see this b/c we wanted to keep our distance and a crowd gathered close to her, but we were able to see most of it through the crowd's legs.

[FaeriesMasquerade]

Oh how totally cool. What an experience...

[AClearDeepBlue]

Jacksonville Beach, FL

[xowombatsxo]

sweet!

[sofabike]

A Very,VERY ecologycal movie!!!!!

Thank You very much,

 and Bless Your Heart for doing futures videos

[gianjoloceymarc]

O.M.G