OAK ISLAND, N.C. — King tides are putting sea turtle nests in jeopardy along North Carolina’s coast.
“Our sea turtles are on the endangered species list,” Suzan Bell, a volunteer for the Oak Island Sea Turtle Protection Program, said. “A nest can still be viable with tide wash overs. If the water can wash up and flow off, then that can actually be good for a nest sometimes. But, if the water comes up and sits on a nest, it can unfortunately either drown hatchlings that were already hatched or it can make the eggs nonviable.”
Sea turtles create nests along a 9.5 mile stretch of Oak Island between May and late October…