Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach is seeing a massive number of leatherback sea turtle nests.
LOGGERHEAD MARINELIFE CENTERIN JUNO BEACH IS SEEINGMASSIVE NUMBERS OF LEATHERBACKSEA TURTLE NESTSRESEARCHERS HAVE COUNTED 69NESTS TO DATE WHICH ISSIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN NORMALON THEIR 9 AND HALF MILESTRETCH OF BEACH THEY PATROL.IN FACT BACK ON APRIL 1ST THEYCOUNTED 9 TOTAL JUST IN ONENIGHT.
EXPERTS SAY IT COULD BEDUE TO ABNORMAL WEATHER, ANINCREASE IN THEIR FOODCONSUMPTION OR PERHAPS A SHIFTIN BEHAVIOR TO NEST EARLIER INTHE SEASON.
EITHER WAY THEYARE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTICABOUT THE REST OF THE SEASON.7:16....7:29 <THEIR MASSIVESHOULDERS, THEIR HIPS, ANDTHEIGH AREAS ARE JUST FOLDINGOVER, WE'RE SEEING HUGEMASSIVE NECKS ON THESE THINGSREALLY INTERESTING BLOODWORKINDICATIVE OF A REALLY HEALTHYPOPLULATION THIS YEAR
Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach is seeing a massive number of leatherback sea turtle nests.