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What's the best time of year to see this event? Are there any "negative side effects" for going to Vero Beach at this time?
Best wishes,
Dave
Best wishes,
Dave
What's the best time of year to see this event? Are there any "negative side effects" for going to Vero Beach at this time?
Best wishes,
Dave
Negatives of visiting in hatching season:
1. Unsafe to walk along the beach at night
Just kidding... there were no turtles around. Didn't know it was illegal either. I'll have to try to remember that.
I haven't found a particular one for this year, but places begin taking reservations for June in May. This would be for an official beach turtle walk with an environmentalist. My family would like to do one, so I've been checking out web sites and trying to decide which would be best.
They are laying eggs in June, and I think if you go in late August, September they would be hatching. The little one's numbers often get decimated by huricanes.
Bobbi
Have you played the DVC turtle game with the ping pongs where all the baby turtles die???
We walked the beach at night early August - it was DARK!! I had no idea about the baby turtles and not being allowed to walk the beach until we went to the CCS turtle program at the state park and I asked about signing up for a walk to see hatchlings and had the biologists gaze at me in HORROR and explain that nobody is allowed watch baby sea turtles because they'll get stepped on.
I don't think it's strictly enforced - but I can see the biologist's point. I know that they are not allowed to do any sanctioned guided tours once the turtles start hatching because the babies are protected by endangered species legislation. It's so dark, I know could not have seen baby turtles in time to avoid an accidental step.
At this point, I've attended enough turtle information sessions at HHI and VB to be really sensitive to the plight of the hatchlings. Have you played the DVC turtle game with the ping pongs where all the baby turtles die??? After that, I'm so not messing with the babies.
NO!
No, I would not play that kind of game. I don't even play the games were people die.
I play games like... Dye the seal, trip the trap, spike the tree.... just kidding I wouldn't do that last one.