FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Strong waves and beach erosion have been devastating vulnerable turtle nests and killing hatchlings.
The Sea Turtle Oversight Protection, a nonprofit organization that relies on volunteers to monitor the nests, has reported “a war zone” in Fort Lauderdale Beach.
A STOP volunteer who monitors the barrier island regularly reported that the waves are washing sea turtle eggs out to sea or burying them deep in the sand…