No leatherbacks have been spotted tonight along Juno Beach and the rest of our survey area. It is not that boring out there since the loggerheads are starting to nest in pretty good numbers now. Sara and Niki are out there now and have reported about 15 loggerhead nests so far.
Last night we found one turtle nesting right here near the Marinelife Center. Her name is Tuga and she is named after the leatherback turtle on the Go Diego Go show for kids. Tuga attempted to nest on Singer Island the night before, but she spent a lot of time and effort on the beach blocked by chairs near the Hilton hotel. They have many cabana chairs that are left on the beach each night and the chairs often block nesting turtle from accessing the high beach. Tuga probably spent an hour walking back and forth between the chairs before giving up and heading back to the ocean. She laid a good nest less than 24 hours later here right by our office!
