Tag: sea turtles

Two sea turtles being treated at CROW on Sanibel

Written by Cape Coral Mortgage Syndicated User on June 8, 2021. Posted in Cape Coral Mortgage, Mortgage Cape Coral.

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA – Two sea turtles are in recovery at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife on Sanibel. A green sea turtle was rescued on May 21 after it was found floating and suffering from symptoms of red tide. Wildlife experts said the turtle also had a shell deformity that could have been the result of a birth defect or past trauma. CROW said the deformity won’t prevent the sea turtle from being released once it’s ready. The other turtle that was rescued was a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle that was found floating. Once it was admitted to CROW, the sea turtle...

Nearly 100 sea turtle nests discovered on Sanibel & Captiva shores

Written by Cape Coral Mortgage Syndicated User on May 21, 2021. Posted in Cape Coral Mortgage, Mortgage Cape Coral.

SANIBEL ISLAND, Fla. — Sea turtle nesting season is starting to pick up speed and volunteers are locating and roping off more nests on Sanibel and Captiva shores. So far, turtle nest monitoring crews with the Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation have located 70 nests on Sanibel and 25 on Captiva. “So far, the counts are on pace with 2019, a strong year that finished with 848 total nests,” SCCF Coastal Wildlife Director Kelly Sloan said. “It’s still too early in the season to know how things will shake out, but we are hopeful for another great year.” Last week, SCCF daytime tagging intern...