Pt.3 Harlow the Loggerhead sea... - The Turtle Hospital

The journey begins… An endangered Loggerhead turtle hatchling begins its perilous journey to the sea. At around a week old, this tiny reptile already has numerous predators to contend with before it even reaches the water! #MarineMonday 🐢📷 by @jacintashackleton #Loggerheadturtle | Discovery

Some live photos of the Loggerhead hatchlings that have been coming in over the past week! 🐢🐢 Most of them came in from nest evaluations in the Middle Keys and the one was found in an Upper Keys swimming pool. 🌴 72 hours after a nest hatches, Save a Turtle does a nest evaluation to determine how many eggs hatched. Sometimes there are still live hatchlings in the nest that were root-bound and didn’t make it out. The live hatchlings are then admitted to The Turtle Hospital for rehabilitation, w

Loggerhead-ing on a journey 🐢 Six species of marine turtle are found on the #GreatBarrierReef. The Reef region has globally significant nesting and foraging areas for green, loggerhead, hawksbill and flatback turtles. This beautiful giant is a loggerhead turtle, spotted at #HeronIsland Want to learn more about marine turtles? Check out our website! 📹 IG: matt.above #LovetheReef | Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

Rescue team save giant loggerhead sea turtle

Loggerhead Sea Turtle Rescue