Photo above: Peggy Willenberg, left, a volunteer with the Friends of Hunting Island, is dressed as a Canetta sea turtle as she describes the pitfalls many baby turtles face after hatching on the beach. The children went into a dark tent where they were “hatched” and had to find their way out of the tent. Once the hatchlings were out they had to maneuver their way through typical beach debris, both natural and man-made, then through a series of other obstacles a young turtle might encounter on its way to the surf. The event was part of the Friends of Hunting Island State Park’s Turtle Conservation Project. Photos by Bob Sofaly.
