Sea Turtle Survey on St. Vincent NWR

Sea Turtle Survey on St. Vincent NWR
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Intern Bailey Black joins USFWS Biologist Bradley Smith in a survey of turtle nests on St. Vincent Island.

Author(s)
Bailey Black
Publication date
Type of document
Report
Facility
Area of St. Vincent NWR affectionately known as Tahiti Beach.
St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge
Established as a National Wildlife Refuge in 1968 for the protection and conservation of migratory birds, St. Vincent NWR is managed to preserve, in as natural a state as possible, it’s highly varied plant and animal communities. The Refuge is comprised of two islands and two mainland tracts...
National Wildlife Refuge
Apalachicola,FL
Species
A large sea turtle swimming along a reef

Loggerheads were named for their relatively large heads, which support powerful jaws and enable them to feed on hard-shelled prey, such as whelks and conch. The carapace (top shell) is slightly heart-shaped and reddish-brown in adults and sub-adults, while the plastron (bottom shell) is...

FWS Focus
Species
Kingdom
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank
Species
Ecosystem
Coastal
Marine
FWS and DOI Region(s)
Southeast