First Orange Beach Sea Turtle Nest Hatches
OBA Staff • July 21, 2022
64 Baby Sea Turtles hatch in Orange Beach
Orange Beach, Ala. - (OBA) - The first Orange Beach Sea Turtle nest hatched last night around 11:30pm. The hatch was called in and volunteers showed up and found the baby sea turtles wandering around the beach and in the dunes. With the help of other beach goers they rounded the babies up and helped them to the water.
Brent & Madge Williams found one at 6am this morning and helped it to the water. (See photos below.)
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