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RE: Turtle Season 2012 Is Beginning - 11/10/2012 9:37:24 PM   
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RE: Turtle Season 2012 Is Beginning - 11/27/2012 5:49:50 PM   
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ORIGINAL: fidget

Tom, while we were at Grand Sirenis we found a secluded "turtle beach" full of nesting sites with empty shells. It was amazing...isolated and empty of any tourists and with so many nest holes I couldn't count them all. We spent a morning there, left at noon, and went back at 5 pm. Low and behold we found adult turtle tracks coming from the ocean straight up to the back of the beach and then back down to the ocean about 5' over from the first set of tracks. We are not sure if she nested...it would have been daylight . And it was November 1st ! Is it possible she nested during the day? Do they ever come up that far on the beach for any other reason? I marked it and reported it to the concierge who called security. Apparently the head of security is in charge of monitoring turtle activity and all the building concierges are educated in what to do with baby turtles. I never heard back from them and my marker was still there when we left but no other markers. I'll add photos asap.


fidget- Sorry it took so long to get back to you on this, forgot all about it. 

The response I got was that she may have been simply coming out to sun herself for a while since it has been cool there, she may have been sick and came up to rest, or she may have been trying to nest though that is the least likely scenario.

CEA would like to expand into the Grand Sirenis area one day when funding and staffing allows.


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RE: Turtle Season 2012 Is Beginning - 11/28/2012 9:22:52 AM   
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We can carry harmful bacteria and the oils from our skin can cause harm....bad for them

ack.. i had no idea i was a carrier.. now i feel bad i picked one up
still learning

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RE: Turtle Season 2012 Is Beginning - 11/28/2012 9:24:37 AM   
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Status: offline 		Here is one of my videos for you baby tortuga watchers... love the little guys
note to self "do not touch"

BABIES




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RE: Turtle Season 2012 Is Beginning - 11/28/2012 12:52:40 PM   
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One important tip, after handling a baby turtle, do not touch your face or mouth, or handle food or drink, not even containers or silverware, until you have thoroughly washed your hands with soap and hot water. Turtles carry salmonella. One tourist forgot to do this and spent the next day suffering miserably in her hotel room.

Another reason no one should touch the baby turtles, as TeriA posted on the first page of this thread. CEA turtle staff usually wear gloves when they need to handle them.
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RE: Turtle Season 2012 Is Beginning - 11/29/2012 9:13:22 AM   
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i apolagize to my one tortuga i touched.. I hope he/she made it unscathed

note to self - bring rubber gloves and join the laytex party



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RE: Turtle Season 2012 Is Beginning - 11/29/2012 2:50:34 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Gato
note to self - bring rubber gloves and join the laytex party

I know you're kidding, but in case someone else doesn't, and in the interest of further education ... please note that CEA staff have a federal permit allowing them to handle turtles. Others, without permits, should not be handling turtles, with or without gloves.
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RE: Turtle Season 2012 Is Beginning - 11/29/2012 4:04:14 PM   
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ORIGINAL: alexakumal

quote:

ORIGINAL: TeriA
One important tip, after handling a baby turtle, do not touch your face or mouth, or handle food or drink, not even containers or silverware, until you have thoroughly washed your hands with soap and hot water. Turtles carry salmonella. One tourist forgot to do this and spent the next day suffering miserably in her hotel room.

Another reason no one should touch the baby turtles, as TeriA posted on the first page of this thread. CEA turtle staff usually wear gloves when they need to handle them.


And here is visual evidence of that, we're all putting surgical gloves on before starting a nest that's about to hatch. Standard procedure for each and every nest.



Gloves everywhere!




< Message edited by Tortuga Tom -- 11/29/2012 4:06:18 PM >

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RE: Turtle Season 2012 Is Beginning - 11/30/2012 6:48:31 AM   
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Status: offline 		I never knew it either Gato. Don't feel bad. Thanks for letting us know.

If no one is around and you have no gloves and they are headed the wrong way is it ok to briefly re-direct them without gloves? We did that in the past when one was headed into the condo.......

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RE: Turtle Season 2012 Is Beginning - 11/30/2012 3:55:24 PM   
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I never knew it either Gato. Don't feel bad. Thanks for letting us know.

If no one is around and you have no gloves and they are headed the wrong way is it ok to briefly re-direct them without gloves? We did that in the past when one was headed into the condo.......


Yes it is. Just gently pick them up by the sides of the shell with your fingertips and give them a little turn in the right direction. Remember to wash your hands thoroughly before touching anything else!


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RE: Turtle Season 2012 Is Beginning - 12/4/2012 4:12:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		What an incredible season! 

As of Tuesday, December 4th the nest and hatchling count is:

Loggerhead nests: 200
Green turtle nests: 594
Loggerhead hatchlings: 14,856
Green turtle hatchlings: 43,150

Total of nests: 794
Total of hatchlings: 58,006

Amazing numbers this season even with nest lost during Hurricane 'Ernesto'. Thank you to all the hard-working volunteers and everyone else that has helped us in taking care of these amazing creatures.

LONG LIVE SEA TURTLES!

Mariano & Sofía
Sea Turtle Program



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RE: Turtle Season 2012 Is Beginning - 12/5/2012 4:49:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		fantastic news TT!! Hurrah for the Tortugas
You all do a fantastic job - thank you for saving the world one Tiny Tortuga at a time

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RE: Turtle Season 2012 Is Beginning - 12/21/2012 2:34:28 PM   
Tortuga Tom


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Status: offline 		Final, FINAL numbers for the season....

803 nests
Just under 60,000 hatchlings!

Staggering numbers.

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RE: Turtle Season 2012 Is Beginning - 12/22/2012 8:07:01 AM   
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RE: Turtle Season 2012 Is Beginning - 12/22/2012 8:09:49 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Tortuga Tom

Final, FINAL numbers for the season....

803 nests
Just under 60,000 hatchlings!

Staggering numbers.

Sweet news! Time to renew our CEA membership - always do it for Christmas.

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