16 Palm Beach Visitor Information Guide
Sea turtle professionals stress the “Lights Out”
campaign where beachgoers or residents near the beach
who require light maintain a “shield” so that the light
will not shine onto the beach directly at night. Any light
will draw a sea turtle like the sun on a horizon line away
from the ocean and the main goal is to get the hatchlings
photography around the turtles or their nests as this may
confuse or disorient them as well. And by no means ever
approach or pick up a sea turtle or their hatchlings. Should
you encounter a weak, confused or lost (such as on the
highway or away from the actual beach) hatchling, please
call or bring it by Loggerhead Marinelife Center or Gumbo
Limbo Nature Center. Loggerhead Marinelife Center has a
should you need to use it.
Now remember Palm Beach County has a beach that
extends from the top of the county in Jupiter to the bottom
of the county in Boca Raton, so this lost should pertain
to all beach areas marked with Turtle Nesting signs. And,
National Law dictates it is illegal to harm or harass a sea
turtle, a sea turtle nest or a sea turtle hatchling. So, please,
you go to the beach.
Places exist in our area where you can learn about
these wonderful sea creatures: Loggerhead Marinelife
Center (Juno Beach), Gumbo Limbo Nature Center (Boca
Raton) and Sandoway House (Delray Beach).
Visit us online at ExplorePalmBeach.com
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