{"id":15270,"date":"2023-06-14T16:25:33","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T16:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=15270"},"modified":"2023-06-15T06:48:09","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T06:48:09","slug":"sea-turtle-nesting-season-on-dam-neck-annex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=15270","title":{"rendered":"Sea Turtle Nesting Season on Dam Neck Annex"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p>Patrollers are on the lookout for a crawl, the tracks left in the sand by the sea turtles. Each sea turtle species has a unique and identifiable track pattern. Three different species of sea turtles have been confirmed to nest or attempt to nest on the shores of Dam Neck Annex: Loggerhead, Kemps<br \/>Ridley, and Green.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the last ten years, on Dam Neck Annex we\u2019ll see one to three turtle nests a year,\u201d said Michael Wright, NAS Oceana\u2019s natural resources manager. \u201cIn general where the water temperatures and air temperatures are warmer, that\u2019s where you\u2019ll see more nests, so in the contiguous USA, as you<br \/>go further south along the coast you\u2019ll see more nesting activity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Once a sea turtle crawl is found and a nest is identified, natural resources staff will determine whether it is safe for the nest to be left in place or if it needs to be relocated. The nests will be fitted with monitoring sensors that measure temperature and moisture levels in the nest, which helps determine when the sea turtle hatchlings may emerge from the nest. A predator guard cage will be placed over the nest and signs will be posted to alert beachgoers to stay clear of the nesting site.<\/p>\n<p>When it gets closer to a nest\u2019s anticipated hatchling emergence, the nesting site will be visited twice daily. Natural resources staff and volunteers will also monitor the nest overnight to protect potential hatchlings from predators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe provide a conservation education and outreach opportunity for people to become \u2018nest-sitters,\u2019\u201d Wright said. \u201cThese individuals take training to be able to help protect hatchling sea turtles<br \/>make their way to the ocean.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All of the data collected during the nesting season contributes to sea turtle conservation efforts<br \/>for NAS Oceana and its partners.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cWe are partnered with Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, State Military Reserve, United States<br \/>Fish &amp; Wildlife Service, Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center, Virginia Department of Wildlife<br \/>Resources, universities, and other local citizens,\u201d said Wright. \u201cProactive conservation for NAS Oceana<br \/>has been a win-win situation for the Navy, for sea turtle conservation, and for our partners.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patrollers are on the lookout for a crawl, the tracks left in the sand by the sea turtles. Each sea turtle species has a unique and identifiable track pattern. Three different species of sea turtles have been confirmed to nest or attempt to nest on the shores of Dam Neck Annex: Loggerhead, KempsRidley, and Green. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15270"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15272,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15270\/revisions\/15272"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}