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Environmental Specialist Talks Turtle Sex At Honeymoon Island
Although the Loggerhead species seemed to be on a rapid decline five or six years ago, their numbers are bouncing back, Dan Larremore, environmental specialist at Honeymoon Island State Park said.
Dan Larremore says for now, Loggerhead sea turtles nesting numbers are on the rise for Honeymoon and Caladesi Islands and Anclote and Egmont Keys.
Larremore, the environmental specialist for the Honeymoon Island State Park system, says the massive Loggerheads are the primary nesting species in the area during a presentation Aug. 27 to Friends of the Island Parks members.
Although the species seemed to be on a rapid decline five or six years ago, their numbers are bouncing back, he said.
"We don't know if this is part of a bigger trend that just goes up and down over time," Larremore said. "We haven't really been studying them for more than our lifetime really."
With 83 known nests, Egmont Key off Fort de Soto Park is home to the largest quantity of Loggerhead nests and Honeymoon Island is home to 11, Larremore said. Caladesi Island has four and Anclote Key in Tarpon Springs has one.
Those are big numbers for the area in recent years, Larremore explained. And many are hatching out over the next few weeks.
Larremore, the environmental specialist for the Honeymoon Island State Park system, says the massive Loggerheads are the primary nesting species in the area during a presentation Aug. 27 to Friends of the Island Parks members.
Although the species seemed to be on a rapid decline five or six years ago, their numbers are bouncing back, he said.
"We don't know if this is part of a bigger trend that just goes up and down over time," Larremore said. "We haven't really been studying them for more than our lifetime really."
With 83 known nests, Egmont Key off Fort de Soto Park is home to the largest quantity of Loggerhead nests and Honeymoon Island is home to 11, Larremore said. Caladesi Island has four and Anclote Key in Tarpon Springs has one.
Those are big numbers for the area in recent years, Larremore explained. And many are hatching out over the next few weeks.
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