Anyone who knows me knows how much I love our local turtles. My work with the Margate Terrapin Rescue Project goes back several years. With summer only a short few weeks away, we expect our population to swell. Unfortunately, that also coincides with our local mama turtles’ egg-laying season. Gather round, folks. It’s time for […]
Turtle Nesting Season is Upon Us at the Jersey Shore
The calendar says May. So, that means that turtle nesting season is upon us once again in Margate. Between now and the middle of July, keep an eye out for our local Diamondback Terrapins when traveling along our Jersey Shore streets. We need to do our part to make sure all the mamas make their […]
Terrapin Alert: Turtle Crossing in Margate
Terrapin alert. Be on the lookout for mama turtles crossing Margate roads from the beach to lay their eggs in marshland between now and mid-July.