Relocating a Loggerhead nest

Two women are moving Loggerhead sea turtle eggs to relocate them at a safer area on the beach.

Photo By/Credit

Sarah Dawsey/USFWS

Date Shot/Created

12/01/2021

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

Lila Managault and Berta Leary relocate a Loggerhead nest

Facility

Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Coastal

Species

Caretta caretta

Subject tags

Endangered and/or Threatened species

Resource management

Wildlife management

Wildlife refuges

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