Comments on: Sea Turtle Nest Found On Beach, 15 Hatchlings

By: overboardhope

overboardhope — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 13:21:50 +0000

Wonderful news.

By: UmJustSaying

UmJustSaying — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 16:01:29 +0000

I see lots of turtles between Landfall and Bay Corner daily. If it is not a Protected Area, it should be looked at.

By: Islander

Islander — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 11:22:13 +0000

Turtles actually return to the spot they was born to lay eggs.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 09:39:50 +0000

Excellent news!!

By: Pamela

Pamela — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 04:31:51 +0000

Not sure of the exact years but I believe the adults will eventually return to the same beach to lay their own eggs. In the past this would have been a common occurrence. Unfortunately, we managed to decimate the turtle populations here just as we did the Cahows. Many groups and individuals have worked tirelessly to try and revive these populations. This is incredibly good news and bodes well for the future.

By: Micro

Micro — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 03:45:23 +0000

I know juveniles spend their younger lives here but how frequently do mature adults come here to lay eggs?

By: DTG

DTG — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 22:29:50 +0000

There is no reason not to tell people. There are People from the Aquarium that are doing 24 hour round the clock duties to make sure it is all goes ok

By: sage

sage — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 22:02:42 +0000

Why were all 15 not released?

By: PBanks

PBanks — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 19:57:05 +0000

I’d argue the opposite – if notice wasn’t given, some people may just come across the beach anyway and screw the environment up. This will at least encourage people to be watchful and keep an eye out for anyone who may go on the beach.

By: Sickofantz

Sickofantz — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 19:43:21 +0000

I hope everyone LEAVES THEM ALONE! That is the only way a sea turtle population can be restablished.

By: bluebird

bluebird — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 19:33:38 +0000

WELL DONE TURTEL, how wonderfull that a turtle would nest on a beach ib Bermuda.
As a very young child i remember them nesting on Warwick long bay and then we were told do touch dont touch.Have never seen any since as the fishermen did net them all.

By: Boom

Boom — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 19:31:39 +0000

Nice work BELCO. You guys are heroes during hurricanes and when the waters are calm.

By: Jeremy Deacon

Jeremy Deacon — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 18:18:40 +0000

Good news, well done Govt and well done Belco!

By: I LOVE MY LIFE!!

I LOVE MY LIFE!! — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 17:28:28 +0000

Listen! I think that it is a great idea to close the beach at Alexandra Battery in St. George’s due to a turtle nest being discovered! To me that’s what i call being proactive! The main issue that i have with this article is the fact that your gonna tell the whole world exactly where the turtle nest was discovered! Nobody had to know why the beach was closed!!! Just close it! This news could have been kept confidential! The last thing we need now is some fools going there from now on and disturbing the turtle nesting spots or even worst stealing the turtle eggs!! NOW that would be a total DISASTER!! So whoever had the DUMB idea to expose the exact location of the nest all over the media DEFINITELY didn’t think it through! Actually they probably did more HARM than GOOD especially if the wrong people hear about this! Someone should have thought about that before they told the whole world! “SAD!”

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 14:45:15 +0000

Great story and really heart-warming to see BELCO helping out. I hope these turtles live a long life in Bermuda and do not have their lives cut short by trash or fishing lines like what we read in the prior story today!

By: andre

andre — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 14:41:49 +0000

Always nice to hear good news!