Did you think that I had forgotten you? No, it was just a slow start to the sea turtle nesting season. The map in this posting shows the number and placement of the sea turtle nests to date. You'll also find additional information in the other graphics which provides more detailed information of the nests to date. By the way, if you have not seen the DVD movie "Turtle: The Incredible Journey", you should get the DVD from one of the movie rental places and view it. It's a great way to see how the sea turtle hatchlings make a 10 - 20 year circular journey in the Atlantic Ocean basin and return to the same shores to nest and lay their eggs for the next generations. Apparently, they've been doing this for about 2 million years and may be able to do that for another "few" years - if we humans don't mess up the process too much more than we have done to date.
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