People gather at Wrightsville Beach Public Access No. 34 for a loggerhead sea turtle nest excavation Tuesday, July 29 at 8:15 p.m. The nest was laid the night of May 29, during the beach renourishment process, and was relocated by Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project volunteers to avoid egg damage potentially caused by the dredge pipe and heavy equipment. The nest hatched Saturday, July 26, at approximately 8:30 p.m. No hatchlings were found in the nest chamber during Tuesday’s excavation, conducted by WBSTP project coordinator Nancy Fahey, meaning all the nest’s viable eggs hatched and hatchlings emerged prior to that time. ~ Susan Miller
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