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Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s Nesting Season

Ranks Third In Its Thirty Years Of Surveying Sea Turtles

Despite the world’s seismic shift, Loggerhead Despite nesting
Marinelife Center (LMC) cataloged another successful season being officially
nesting season on its 9.5-mile stretch of beach, which over on Oct. 31,
spans from the northern Palm Beach County line to the hatchlings are still
northern boundary of John D. MacArthur Beach State anticipated to be
Park. Between Feb. 28 and Oct. 31, LMC documented observed on local
16,935 sea turtle nests. Altogether, the center’s research beaches in the next few
department recorded 286 leatherback, 13,059 loggerhead months. It is advisable
and 3,590 green sea turtle nests. to avoid touching
“This year marks the third-highest nest count since unhatched eggs, properly
we first began surveying sea turtle nests in the 1980s,” dispose of debris so as to
said LMC’s Director of Research, Dr. Justin Perrault. not leave it behind on the
“In general, we hope that beachgoers abide by laws and beach and fill in holes in
regulations surrounding nesting sea turtles. However, the sand, among other
that is not always the case given female sea turtles can be best practices. Dr. Justin Perrault, nighttime
scared backed into the water or impeded by beach debris, The nesting site that surveys Nighttime nesting
sandcastles, holes, flashlights and human presence.” LMC monitors is one
According to LMC’s own data, loggerhead nesting of the most densely nested sea turtle beaches in the world. organizations across six continents to form partnerships
success on Juno Beach was 60 percent during the two- In its several-decade timespan, LMC has developed a and share conservation initiatives and best practices that
month beach closures due to COVID-19 from mid-March comprehensive dataset to promote sea turtle and ocean are core to its mission of ocean conservation. The center is
to mid-May. When beaches reopened, nesting success conservation and has recently produced collaborative expanding and has launched its Waves of Progress capital
dropped to 48 percent. In other words, the data showed manuscripts regarding the impact of heat on hatchling health, expansion campaign, designed to accelerate and amplify
that there were a smaller proportion of false crawls during mercury concentration in tissues of marine life, common LMC’s conservation and education impact. When complete,
closures, which is when nesting mothers crawl onto the viruses in green sea turtles and more! the facility will offer one of the world’s most advanced and
beach and return to the water without laying eggs. Need a reason to celebrate? The center and its research unique experiences for guests and scientific partners. For
department can give you 16,935. For more ways to more information, visit www.marinelife.org or call (561)
support sea turtle research, please consider donating to 627-8280.
LMC’s Annual Fund. Photos courtesy of Loggerhead Marinelife Center.
Loggerhead Marinelife Center Acquired through a Florida Fish and Wildlife
Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) is a nonprofit sea Conservation Commission (FWC) permit.
turtle research, rehabilitation and educational institution that
promotes conservation of ocean ecosystems with a focus on
threatened and endangered sea turtles. The center features
an on-site hospital, research laboratory, educational exhibits Third Quarter First Quarter
and aquariums, and also operates the Juno Beach Pier, which December 7 December 21
hosts world-class angling and sightseeing. Situated on one
of the world’s most important sea turtle nesting beaches, New Moon Full Moon
Loggerhead Marinelife Center is open daily and hosts December 14 December 29
over 350,000 guests free-of-charge each year. The center’s
Nesting emergence Hatchling conservation team works with 90 local and international
Pet Matters

by Pat Deshong, President of Furry Friends commitment to animals. The award has historically been
Adoption, Clinic & Ranch, December 2020 presented at the Gimme Shelter Gala in February, but due
to Covid-19, Furry Friends was forced to postpone their
“ For the Love of annual fundraiser.
Animals” features real Pictured is Herme de Wyman Miro with her most recent
stories happening at Furry adoption from Furry Friends, “Tiny,” the Yorkie.
Friends in Jupiter. We are “Animals can transform people’s lives and the people
The Humane Society of we honor with this award do the same. This award is a
Greater Jupiter/Tequesta chance for our community to see the selfless acts Herme
and the only no-kill shelter de Wyman Miro has done to help save rescue animals in
open to the public in northern our area, including her most recent adoption of one of our Lynx is 14 years old and will Lois came to Furry Friends with
Palm Beach County. We’ve come around to you in time. She her five babies and was an amazing
been rescuing, rehabilitating, rescue Yorkies,” said Pat Deshong. does require a trip to the vet each Momma to them all. This girl is
and re-homing the homeless When considering adding a furry family member to month to get an injection. She sweet, silly and promises to be loyal
animals in our community your family, please visit our Palm City Ranch at 4841 S.W. has been with Furry Friends for and loving for all her days to come.
for more than 30 years. Zarrella Street or our new Jupiter Adoption Center at 100 awhile and needs a home to call Lois is a great companion and loves
Our not for profit 501c3 Capital Street in the Jupiter Commerce Park. PLEASE her own. Please consider adopting to be close to you (ok she insists) and
organization consists of our CALL 561-747-5311 PRIOR TO VISITING EITHER a senior cat. She deserves a leans in for some love.
Jupiter based adoption center, veterinary clinic (open to the LOCATION DUE TO COVID19. special home filled with love She loves dancing to your
public), thrift boutique, and Palm City Ranch. Blessings to you for your support and faith in us… all and patience. Please contact the favorite tunes, car rides to Starbucks.
ranch at 561-972-1194 to make She is good with dogs of similar
for the LOVE of animals! an appointment to meet Lynx. energy and mindsets and of her
choosing. Thanks to our wonderful
board members, Lois’s adoption fee
has been sponsored. She will also go
Patricia Deshong, President home with a Conair goodie bag!
Ways to donate (tax ID #59-2111273):
1. Mail a check made payable to Furry Friends to 100 Capital
Street, Jupiter, FL 33458.
2. Visit www.furryfriendsadoption.org
3. Call us with your credit card information at 561.747.5311
ext. 3
“Your donation creates the possibilities to make miracles
happen for our Furry Friends”

On November 16, 2020 our President, Pat Deshong,
awarded The Queen of Palm Beach Herme De Wyman Miro
with the prestigious CIGO award.
Furry Friends created the CIGO award to honor people
who best exemplify the nonprofit’s mission: to rescue,
rehabilitate, and re-home abused and abandoned dogs
and cats. The CIGO award was named after the Palm
Beach County Sheriff’s Office K-9 killed in the line of
duty on Christmas Eve in 2018. The CIGO Award stands
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