Did you know that biologists at Cape Hatteras National Seashore carefully track, learn from and protect hundreds of sea turtle nests each summer?
While human visitors flocked to the Seashore in record numbers this summer, over 300 sea turtles also made their way here to nest. We are thrilled to share that over 19,000 hatchlings made their way to the ocean and that you helped us raise $10,451 to protect and enhance this special place!
Check out our sea turtle stats below to learn more about the 2021 nesting season. Thank you for supporting your OBX national parks! We couldn’t do what we do without you!
Get to know your OBX sea turtles! Join us in saying a special “thank you” to Ben Ranelli, a seasonal ranger at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, for writing such interesting and informative articles about the sea turtle species that call the Seashore their home. Click here to read Ben’s series and learn more about Loggerhead, Green and Kemp’s ridley sea turtles.
Virtual Sea Turtle Experiences: In case you missed it, we teamed up with our national park staff and our friends at the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau to bring you two exciting virtual sea turtle experiences! Watch as biological technicians carefully excavate a sea turtle nest — and then release the hatchlings they rescue into the ocean! Click here to watch on YouTube.