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You can become directly involved with our sea turtle protection program by adopting a sea turtle nest, adopting a sea turtle or naming your very own female loggerhead sea turtle! Your contribution to the "Adopt-A" Program goes directly towards the conservation and protection of threatened and endangered sea turtles here on Bald Head Island. Our sea turtle research, needed now more than ever, wouldn’t be possible without your help and for that we say “thank you”!
Adopt-a-Nest - $150
Adoptive parent will receive:
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The initial nest certificate detailing the location of their nest, date laid, and expected hatch date
- A birth announcement once their nest hatches detailing the hatch date and success of their nest
- A small turtle figurine
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Adopt-a-Turtle - $500
Adoptive parent will receive:
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An initial certificate with basic loggerhead turtle info and the tag #’s & carapace measurements of their turtle
- A certificate at the end of the season detailing how many nests this turtle laid during the season, the nest #’s and nesting success
- A small plush turtle from TC
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Name-a -Turtle - $2,500
The individual/family will:
- Have the opportunity to name an identified individual turtle – the turtle will have this given name forever (or as long as we document her on BHI)
- Receive a certificate detailing the known history of this turtle (when she was tagged, tag info, & how many years she has been documented nesting on BHI) and a description (carapace measurements, etc)
- Be notified every year that their turtle returns to nest on BHI along with the number of nests laid during those years.
- Appear on the hatching page of BHIC’s website indicating every nest that she lays and the success of each nest
- Receive a large plush turtle from TC
To participate in these programs please go HERE or call the Conservancy at 910.457.0089
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