The Statistics For 2024
Current Nest Count |
False Crawls |
67 |
36 |
Total Known Eggs |
Total Baby Turtles to Ocean |
7278 |
5385 |
Most Recent News:
Turtle Season over for 2024
posted: October 11, 2024, 11:53 AM
Well, our final nest boiled on September 24! This nest had a total of 54 babies hatch! This brings our "unofficial" total of hatchlings for the season 5385! We had 67 total nests and 7278 eggs laid on Holden Beach. If you still haven't gotten your 2024 "Celebrating 35 Years ...click to read more of this news article.
Down to the last few nests!
posted: September 14, 2024, 12:34 PM
Only a few nests left on Holden Beach for this season. The final nest is being collared tonight (Saturday September 14). We anticipate it will hatch within the next 10-15 days. Since nights are getting cooler, incubation may take a little longer. The excitement this past week was another wild ...click to read more of this news article.
Help us design next year's shirt!
posted: September 12, 2024, 5:20 PM
Do you love turtles and have a talent for graphic design? Then get your creative cap on! The Holden Beach Turtle Watch Program is holding the first ever contest for the creation of an original design for the 2025 season T-Shirt. PLEASE note these requirements: * The design must include ...click to read more of this news article.
Busy time on the beach
posted: August 26, 2024, 1:34 PM
Special shout out to one of our long-time volunteers for being our statistics person all summer. She updated the statistics on this webpage every day! That's not an easy task. Especially now when we have many nests on the beach, and they are hatching almost every evening. The numbers of ...click to read more of this news article.
Back to Business as Usual
posted: August 11, 2024, 10:16 AM
It's back to business as usual for our turtle patrol members after a week of rain and wind from Tropical Storm Debby. Sadly, we did lose a few nests from this storm. But also, good news those hatchlings were anxious to get to the water and several nests "boiled" in ...click to read more of this news article.
Tropical Storm Debby
posted: August 6, 2024, 12:41 PM
We have cancelled Turtle Talk and Children's Turtle time scheduled for this week (Wednesday 8/7) due to the impending storm. There are two more Turtle Talks scheduled for Wednesdays August 14 and 21 at 7 p.m. at the Holden Beach Chapel. We've had several questions about what we'll do for ...click to read more of this news article.
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