According to Turtle Time as of this week, there are now 61 turtle nests on Fort Myers Beach (up from 55 last week) and there have been 178 False crawls (up from 157) crawls. We are still waiting for our first nest to hatch on Fort Myers Beach.
Down in Bonita, there are 134 nests (up from123) and there have been 248 false crawls (up from 218). 10 more nests have hatched in Bonita in the last week bringing their total to 12.
Turtle Time wants to remind everyone to close your drapes at night, use turtle friendly lights and never approach a nesting sea turtle.