Excavation
This conservation work for sea turtles done by Atlantic Beach Sea Turtle Project is authorized by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, ES Permit 24ST32.
![Volunteers wearing gloves excavate a sea turtle nest and count the shells from the hatched turtles.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/image2-min-1600x1200.jpg)
Credit: Tisha Kirby
![A volunteer with gloves on digs at the location of a sea turtle nest on the beach.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/35AC8B31-B886-4AA7-8B76-9B97D101D300_1_105_c-min.jpg)
Credit: Mary Ann Kelley
![Volunteers wearing gloves excavate a sea turtle nest and count the shells from the hatched turtles.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_0431-min.jpg)
Credit: Linda Holleman
![Volunteers wearing gloves excavate a sea turtle nest and count the shells from the hatched turtles.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/image4-min-900x1200.jpg)
Credit: Tisha Kirby
![Volunteers wearing gloves excavate a sea turtle nest and count the shells from the hatched turtles.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_2007-min.jpg)
Credit: Linda Holleman
![Volunteers wearing gloves excavate a sea turtle nest and count the shells from the hatched turtles.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_0652-min.jpg)
Credit: Linda Holleman
![Volunteers wearing gloves excavating a sea turtle nest and counting the shells from the hatched turtles.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/0-min-1.jpg)
Credit: Kathy Kolasa
![Volunteers wearing gloves excavating a sea turtle nest and counting the egg shells from the hatched turtles.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/542-min-800x1200.jpg)
Credit: Jay Mead
![Volunteers wearing gloves examining the egg shells from hatched turtles at a sea turtle nest.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/543-min-1600x1066.jpg)
Credit: Jay Mead
![Sea turtle hatchling in the sand.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1541-min-1200x1200.jpg)
Credit: Jay Mead
![A sea turtle hatchling makes its way to the surf.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/image5-min-900x1200.jpg)
Credit: Tisha Kirby
![Sea turtle hatchling making its way across the sand on the beach.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_3673-min.jpg)
Credit: Linda Holleman
![Sea turtle hatchling crawling across the sand. leaving tracks behind.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_1318-min.jpg)
Credit: Kathy Kolasa
![Sea turtle hatchling entering the surf.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_3683-min-900x1200.jpg)
Credit: Linda Holleman
![Sea turtle hatchlings make their way to the ocean across the sand.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/234F7561-6E10-41BE-A4AE-11065F123954.jpeg)
Credit: Kathy Davis