[SEMCO] Sea Turtle Open House this Saturday at Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

[Jenette Kerr]

Join us this coming Saturday at Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary's Sea Turtle Open House, free with sanctuary admission from 12 noon-4 PM.


The open house will feature touch tables with turtle shells and skulls, a craft table for kids, family-friendly sea turtle games and more. Learn more about sea turtles and why they strand on the beaches of Cape Cod in the late fall, and get a behind-the-scenes look at rescue efforts. Staff and volunteers will be on hand to answer questions. Additional programming includes:

12:30-1 PM: Lecture: Rescuing Sea Turtles-Sanctuary director Bob Prescott will share his experiences rescuing sea turtles on Cape Cod for over thirty years.

1:30-2 PM: Creature Feature: Turtles of Cape Cod-Meet the shelled creatures of the sanctuary and learn about the fascinating lives of turtles. This program is geared toward families.

2:30-3 PM: Lecture: Ecology of Sea Turtles in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean-Join Coonamessett Farm Foundation (CFF) Sea Turtle Biologist Samir Patel for a look at CFF's sea turtle research. This presentation will feature underwater footage from camera tags deployed on leatherbacks and from remotely operated vehicle (ROV) observations of loggerheads.

For additional fees you can take part in a guided Sea Turtle Patrol walk from 10:30 AM-2:30 PM and a screening of the documentary film "Saving Sea Turtles: Preventing Extinction" from 3:30-4:30 PM. Preregistration is required. Call 508-349-2615 for more information and to register.



Jenette Kerr
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
PO Box 236, South Wellfleet, MA 02663
jkerr at massaudubon.org<mailto:jkerr at massaudubon.org>
508-349-2615, ex. 6111 (office)
617-721-2847 (cell)
Protecting the Nature of Massachusetts
www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay<http://www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay>


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