Sea turtle lays 3rd nest on AMI
A screenshot from the internet July 27 shows the path taken by sea turtle Eliza Ann in the Gulf of Mexico, including a visit to lay her third nest on Anna Maria Island. According to AMITW executive director Suzi Fox, a man spotted the turtle and its tracking device as it deposited its eggs at about 11:30 p.m. July 25, on the beach near 79th Street in Holmes Beach. The loggerhead has been wearing a satellite tracking device since June 20, when it nested and then was tagged by AMITW and the Sea Turtle Conservancy, as part of the 10th annual Tour de Turtles. The tagged turtles compete in a “marathon” to see which turtle swims the farthest during a three-month survey. To track Eliza Ann, visit conserveturtles.org/trackingmap/?id=171.
The video of the shark dragging, was terrible, and I hope justice for all the animals they have hurt or manhandled takes place. It just goes to show how stupid and unfeeling these men are, and how above the law they think they are. They need to find out that most people find their acts of cruelty to be degrading to the humane race. I consider them nothing but sicko’s, it never fails to amaze me that man can find such deplorable ways to entertain others with the same mentality with such acts. Let’s raise our voices up and demand justice is swift for these men, I lived on the island as a child and owned a home there for years, this is not what life is like on the island or in the surrounding water.