Our recent paper covered by New York Times

Our recent paper recieved coverage by New York Times.......



Here is the link to their article:

www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/science/marine-turtles-mating-habits-make-up-for-male-shortage.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=turtle&st=cse


and here is the paper itself:

http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2012/01/16/rspb.2011.2285.short?rss=1

No Alagadi hatchlings.

Once again, we have had no nests hatch during the night. This means no public excavation or hatchling release tonight. This inactivity suggests that the remaining nests we have left are unfortunately on their way to failing, which is usually the case with a females last clutch.

Instead, the volunteers will be working hard to remove the cages from the beach. We are starting with Bay 3 of Alagadi 1 today and will have all the cages removed by the end of the season. Alagadi will most definitely look different without 202 white dome cages scattered across it.

Hope you've enjoyed this season as much as the project has. We will hopefully post some season summaries of Alagadi, North and West beaches so that you know what's happened.

~JB

No turtle activities today.

Hello!

Due to the little number of nests we have left, plus the fact that we had no nests hatch last night, there is no public excavation or hatchling release tonight.

The project is still open until early October, so please come visit us to find out more information about the turtles and this season.

I also apologise for not posting the second article I promised yesterday. It turned out to be a busy day of excavations, data and beach cleaning.

Hope everyone is well.

~JB

Final countdown!

Hello!

We are down to our last 6 nests on Alagadi; one on Alagadi 1 and 5 on Alagadi 2. Today's public excavation is located on Alagadi 1, just to the left of the Beach bar. It's one of our final logger nests and perhaps the last of our public events,as unfortunately it seems the rest of our nests are on the way to failing.

Meet at the Goatshed at 5.30 to walk down, or wait on the boardwalk of the Beach bar and a volunteer will collect you. We will also be taking provisional bookings for the hatchling release tonight as we have only had 10 hatchlings emerge from this particular nest. Call us on 05338798533 to book a place.

The volunteers will also be doing another beach clean today and later on today, we will be posting about the litter and consequences of it on the beach environment, volunteers and turtles.

Bye!
~JB

Good morning!

I'm happy to inform you that today we do have a public excavation! Today's one is located on Alagadi 2 and therefore we will be driving a convoy from the Goatshed at 5.30.

We currently have no hatchlings from our morning excavation to release tonight. However the nest due to be excavated later this afternoon has ony had 15 hathclings emerge from it and therefore should bless us with many hatchlings to dig up. If that is the case we shall be taking bookings for the night release after the excavation.

Today at the Goatshed, we've got a big clean day to keep the germs and bugs at bay!

Tune in tomorrow for more updates!

~JB

A quiet day for the Turtle Project.

Hello all.

I'd like to inform you that today we will not be having a public excavation. Feel free to give us a call or visit Alagadi beach to see our nests and enjoy the sunshine.

'til tomorrow bloggers.

~JB

Another bites the dust.

Hi there!

Last night we had 1 more nest hatch. It was another or our Green clutches and is located on Alagadi 2. We shall be leading a convoy from the Goatshed at 5.30 or alternatively you can meet us in the car park/on the beach around 17.45/18.00.

As we currently have no hatchlings to release and last nights nest had over 50 babies emerge from it, it is unlikely we will be having a hatchling release tonight. However please feel free to to give us a call on 00905338798533 to find out more information.

Hope to see you at the excavation later.

~JB