Where To Watch Baby Sea Turtles Hatch

Watch sea turtle hatchlings journey to the ocean during the 2013 nesting season in dry tortugas national park florida.

Where to watch baby sea turtles hatch.

You can get close to a threatened or endangered species of florida sea turtles any day of the year with a tour of the turtle hospital in marathon a non profit rehabilitation center in the florida keys that rehabilitates sick and injured turtles and provides tours that allow people to see sea turtles up close the hospital is located at 2396 overseas. In summertime when the weather is warm pregnant female sea turtles return to the beaches where they themselves hatch. Predators lay in wait to intercept the hatchlings as they make their sprint to the sea. Baby sea turtles hatch from their nest en masse and then rush to the sea all together to increase their chances of surviving waiting predators.

It s a laborious process that can take days but their struggle really begins when they reach the surface. According to sea turtle trackers inc hatching season stretches from april through october but it s best to contact the organizations listed below for site specific predictions. If you re smitten with sea turtles here are a few of the top spots to watch the hatchlings start their journeys. A vulnerable green sea turtle hatchling swims through dappled sunlight in the ocean shallows after hatching on heron island australia.

Watch the hatching of 100 baby sea turtles. Imprinting is a complicated process by which the elements of the beach where sea turtles hatch sand water air and other factors are programmed into the brains of the baby turtles. A dedicated turtle webcam in florida keys has caught the amazing moment when 100 baby loggerhead sea turtles were born under the moonlight. Photograph by jason edwards nat geo image collection travel.

See sea turtles in florida every day. Many years later female sea turtles that may have traveled thousands of miles away return to the beaches where they hatched to lay their eggs and sustain. Depending on the location hatching season can vary. This video was captured by a national park service professional.

Baby sea turtle hatching description. Look for turtle tracks nesting mothers and hatchlings on a guided sea turtle walk or register for a sea turtle encounter for a private morning patrol of the beach to search for turtle tracks nests and hatchlings.