fishgutzy
Senior Member
Interesting blog post.
But it leaves out something critical. It has become over run with political ideologues rather than those with actual knowledge of the sea turtles.
My brother was a volunteer for many years when he lived on OBX. He was the only veterinarian volunteer. He was the only one with real world knowledge of animal growth and development.
But the majority of the volunteers and the board were lefty animal rights fantasy folks who grew up watching too much Disney.
One season they had the bright idea to save the little baby seas turtles from the agony of digging out of the day and crawling to the beach. They dug up all the eggs they could find and put them in incubators.
When they deemed the hatchlings ready, they released them directly in to the ocean.
As my brother had warned them, they all died. Why? Because the struggle to get out of the sand and to the water develops their muscles so they can swim once they get tot he water.
He stopped volunteering after that.
[If you live within driving distance of Newport News VA and you dog or cat needs surgery, let me know. He's the best. His specialty is animal orthopedics. I have posted previously about his spinal surgery on a 10 foot long Coastal Taipan when he was in Australia.]
http://ncwildlife.org/Blog/becoming-a-sea-turtle-volunteer-101
But it leaves out something critical. It has become over run with political ideologues rather than those with actual knowledge of the sea turtles.
My brother was a volunteer for many years when he lived on OBX. He was the only veterinarian volunteer. He was the only one with real world knowledge of animal growth and development.
But the majority of the volunteers and the board were lefty animal rights fantasy folks who grew up watching too much Disney.
One season they had the bright idea to save the little baby seas turtles from the agony of digging out of the day and crawling to the beach. They dug up all the eggs they could find and put them in incubators.
When they deemed the hatchlings ready, they released them directly in to the ocean.
As my brother had warned them, they all died. Why? Because the struggle to get out of the sand and to the water develops their muscles so they can swim once they get tot he water.
He stopped volunteering after that.
[If you live within driving distance of Newport News VA and you dog or cat needs surgery, let me know. He's the best. His specialty is animal orthopedics. I have posted previously about his spinal surgery on a 10 foot long Coastal Taipan when he was in Australia.]
http://ncwildlife.org/Blog/becoming-a-sea-turtle-volunteer-101
