Kure Beach Nest #1 Excavation
August 8, 2011

Nest 1 draws a crowd!

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PISTP Volunteers ROCK!
August 4, 2011

A heartwaming letter to the editor.

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Hatching Season is Underway!
July 29, 2011

First nest in Carolina Beach hatches

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Unfortunate Tampering in Kure Beach
June 21, 2011

Human tampering occurred at nest #2 in Kure Beach over this past weekend.

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S.T.A.R. Event Benefits Sea Turtle Hospital
June 19, 2011

Art, music, auction and fun will help raise funds to complete the sea turtle hospital at Topsail.

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First Nest Predation in Carolina Beach
June 9, 2011

Nest #1 in Carolina Beach experienced predation by a dog earlier this week.

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Keep an eye out...
May 18, 2011

Sea turtles are definitely in our waters!

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Sea Turtle Volunteers Prowl the Beaches in Search of Nests
May 13, 2011

Sea turtle nesting season is underway in North Carolina!

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Sea Turtle Volunteer Honored
February 17, 2011

Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Program volunteer, Ginger Taylor, selected as "Volunteer of the Year" by the Town of Wrightsville Beach.

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New Website Launched
February 10, 2011

The Pleasure Island Sea Turtle Project website has a new look!  Enjoy the most up-to-date nest counts and news and the ease of Adopt-A-Nest and donating to the PISTP online. 

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Turtle Facts

Sea turtles' swim speeds can reach up to 35 mph. Female sea turtles return to the same beaches where they were born to lay their nests.