After a great day at Soggy Dollar, we headed over to Cane Garden Bay to anchor for the night.  This is one of Tortola’s best places to anchor!  The small hamlet is lined with funky bars and restaurants, an inviting beach and is a great place to spend a day… however we just spent the morning and then headed over to the ultimate PARADISE!!

This little guy stopped by for breakfast!  He’s a juvenile Hawksbill seaturtle.  Hawksbills are listed as critically endangered, a result of centuries of being hunted for their meat and their shells, destruction of nesting habitat and commercial fishing practices.  Most of the shoreline of St Croix, the USVI and the BVI are nesting beaches for these amazing creatures.  In fact, 3 species of seaturtles call the Virgin Islands home - Hawksbills, Greens and Leatherbacks

So, if you’re there - help them out… don’t dig deep holes above the water-line - you could dig up a nest.  Don’t anchor your beach umbrellas into the sand - again this could damage a nest.  Refrain from bonfires on the sand - fried eggs don’t hatch. And though there may be up to 100 eggs per nest, statistic show that only 1 out 100 will make it to maturity.  So be careful out there!

For more info on seaturtles and protecting their habitat go to http://www.nestonline.org/ 

Posted on April 30th, 2007 by Administrator
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