Disorientation Photo Collection
Ecological Associates, Inc. MTP-010
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Miami-Dade Sea Turtle Conservation Program
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium
NPS – Gulf Islands National Seashore
Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation
Disoriented Hatchlings
Hatchling by a dune...
...by a wall...
...in some muck.
Stuck in a pool...
...another pool...
...still in a pool...
...this is not the ocean.
Stuck in a hole.
Trapped in a grate.
Down a building stairwell.
In some wrack...
...under a fence...
...by a dune...
...getting rescued.
The road...
...is no place...
...for hatchlings.
Beaches can be dangerous...
...too much heat.
Depredated by fire ants.
Tracks ending at a crab hole.
Disoriented Hatchling Tracks
Swirling tracks.
Crisscrossing the beach.
Long distance disorientation.
Scattered tracks.
Closeup...
Closeup 2
Closeup 3
Up a pathway...
...down the beach...
...towards a building...
...to the dunes.
Mass disorientation.
Landward tracks.
Headed to the lounge...
...up the stairs...
...hugging the wall...
...to the gate.
Screened and disoriented.
Going the wrong way.
Again, headed the wrong way.
Adult Disorientations
Crawled in a large circle.
Disoriented after nesting.
Looped over her own track.
Crawled parallel to the ocean.
Disoriented track into the dunes...
...needed help back to the ocean.
Crawled a winding track.
Down the beach.
Meandering track.
Long trek along the shore.
Wandered into a parking lot...
...in between some cars...
...and along a wall.
Crawled deep into the dunes...
...which way to go...
...crawled deeper in dunes...
...needed help to the ocean.
She found the tennis court lights.
Attracted by car headlights on A1A.
Time for a picnic?
Beachfront Lighting
Exterior lighting.
Balcony lights.
Interior lighting.
Parking garage lighting
