Sea Turtle Conservancy - 60 Years of Success

[@michellenewberryphillipski466]

Beautiful turtles 🐢🥰❤️

[@regaladojr.deniegaunderwatervi]

This is so important so sea turtles will not be extinct.

[@lorieleach6309]

Hi I don't know if this is any help at all I was just curious I've been doing a little research on what I thought was rocks but I'm finding I think their shells found that possibly they're being gardened I guess and I've been picking up rocks per se for this last year this just this last four times that I pulled over and looked at rocks not just in the river but on the side of the road I've gotten yelled at even at the food bank in Sumner Washington they called the police and told me that I couldn't do that I don't understand what is going on none of them will talk to me they just lash out at me and call me names and such so I don't know what to do all I know is the rocks look like possibly shells to me but I don't really understand any of this but I feel like my life might be in danger maybe you can help me understand too back off or what all I am doing is loving the rocks that I find I'm a newbie so it just goes to show you that I don't know what I'm doing but they do there's a lot of them involved in whatever this is I wish they'd let me know so that I can either move on or because I don't want to feel frightened every time I go rock picking maybe I can send you some pictures if need be text me and let me know thanks

[@hoihoipoipoi]

sea turtle eggs are leathery and soft, they have a texture similar to rubber or damp suede. you'd certainly know the difference between them and a rock. they're also very light weight and as reptiles get closer to hatching the shells become dented and seem to suck in on themselves. this is because the hatchling inside is absorbing the yolk/eggsack inside the shell just prior to them using their egg tooth to slice through the egg itself. I wouldn't worry too much, but as far as sea turtle eggs go they are white, and round like a golf ball, and they are always buried under the sand. hope this helps from one south floridian to another.