World's Rarest species of sea turtle nested on Hilton Head beach for first time ever!

   On April 26th a Kemp's Ridley turtle was seen making her trek to the sandy dunes of a beach in Hilton Head SC. Tons of tourist and DNR officials spectated the even from start to finish. DNR marked the nest after taking samples for future testing of the eggs. The eggs are scheduled to hatch June 21st and it will also be a monitored process to ensure most if not all the young make it to the ocean. This is said to be one of the only 7000-9000 nesting females in the world!


    This article not only was made to impress the locals of the new coming rare species of turtle but to also bring up the subject of how protected the beaches are and if they should be monitored more strictly than they already are. A list of beach restrictions can be found within the article stating that no large shovels can be used, no holes dug in the sand should be left unfilled as well as the use of lights at night time; all to aid the baby turtles make their way to the water safely.


News Article link: https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/untamed-lowcountry/article229722764.html