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Dorian’s storm surge brings disappointing end to a strong sea turtle nesting seasonÂ
While local sea turtle volunteers said they were thrilled about the active sea turtle nesting season on Wrightsville Beach, tropical weather brought a gloomy...
Wrightsville Beach has first nest excavation of the season as sea turtles set nesting records throughout the state
By Sky Temperato
Intern
With what is the first of potentially many opportunities this summer, a large crowd gathered Wednesday night for the chance to see...
After a disappointment, first full sea turtle nest found on Wrightsville Beach’s north end
On the morning of Sunday, July 8, Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project’s president and volunteer coordinator Nancy Fahey received a call from a Wrightsville Beach police...
NC Aquarium’s STAR Center releases nine rehabbed sea turtles back to the ocean
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MANTEO - A crowd of several hundred onlookers cheered as nine sea turtles rehabilitated at the Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation (STAR) Center were...
Two live sea turtles found during latest nest excavation on Wrightsville Beach
Despite gusty winds that often blew sand into onlookers’ eyes, about a hundred people gathered between Wrightsville Beach accesses 3 and 4 on Saturday...
PHOTOS: CFCC students release rescued baby loggerheads into the Atlantic
Marine technology students  from Cape Fear Community College will release seven rescued baby loggerhead sea turtles into the Atlantic Ocean on Monday afternoon as...
Sea turtles hatch at Wrightsville Beach
The Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project found three loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings during a nest excavation Aug. 22. Top: Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project...
Sea turtles nest at Wrightsville Beach in record numbers
Up and down Wrightsville Beach, rectangular plots marked by orange tape indicate sea turtle nests buried in the sand. If the plots seem more plentiful...
Busy start to turtle nesting season on Wrightsville
North Carolina’s sea turtle nesting season, which started in May, is already more active than normal locally, with three loggerhead nests and four false...
Volunteers start scanning Wrightsville Beach for turtle tracks
On May 1, Nancy Fahey, project coordinator for the Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project, began cruising the beach strand on a four-wheeler, scanning the...
