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Dorian’s storm surge brings disappointing end to a strong sea turtle nesting season
While local sea turtle volunteers said they were thrilled about the active sea turtle nesting season on Wrightsville Beach, tropical weather brought a gloomy...
Sea turtle volunteers fear second Wrightsville Beach nest a total loss, cite pier lights as distraction
Distracted by the lights from the nearby pier, a nest of Wrightsville Beach loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings likely failed to make it to the...
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...
With three found so far, Wrightsville Beach turtle nests already exceed 2018 totals
Though early in the 2019 season, loggerhead sea turtles have already established more nests on Wrightsville Beach this year than all of last year’s...
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...
Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project to host new weekly “Turtle Talk” Presentations
By Mel Beasley
Intern
As they prepare to monitor and walk the beach in search of this year’s influx of sea turtles, the Wrightsville Beach Sea...
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...
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...
