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Disney'sSeaTurtleConservationPrograma Disne ' Ver Beac Resor

Captai Ro :DetectionforProtection

1,280nests

100,698

985,944peoplewatchedonlineasourturtlesDestinyandBaileyreturnedtothe

sea.

Woof!MynameisCaptainRon.Iusemysuper-sensitivenosetofindseaturtleeggsinthesand.Sometimesit

takesmyhumans30minutestofindtheeggs;Icandoitin

30seconds!

experience se turtle wit u

hatchlings

ofpeoplewhowentonaguidedseaturtlenightwalkengagedinconservationactionswithin6monthsoftheirexperience!

137,463eggslaid

Inpeakseason,asmanyas87seaturtlesvisitedour5miles

ofbeachinonenight.

howcanyou helpsav se turtle ?Eatseaturtle-

friendlyseafoodChooseseafoodcaughtorfarmedinwaysthatkeepouroceanshealthyanddonot

harmseaturtles.Checkoutwww.seafoodwatch.orgforsustainable

seafoodchoices.

Useseaturtle-friendlybeachfrontlighting

Hatchlingseaturtlesfindtheseafromtheirnestusingthenaturallightfromthenightsky.Artificiallightingcanleadthemastray.Ifyouarestayingbythebeach,closeyourblindsatnightanduseamberorredturtle-

friendlylights.

Pickuptrashandrecycle

Seaturtlesoftengetsickwhentheymistakeplasticsfortheirfood.Pickinguptrash,

whereveryouare,canhelpsaveseaturtles.

TheDisneyConservationFundhascontributedmorethan$2.4milliontosea

turtleconservation,includingmorethan$1.2millioninFloridaalone.Yoursupportcango

alongwaytowardsavingseaturtles.

Supportconservation

AnamazingpartnershipwithSeaTurtleConservancycombiningseaturtlemigrationtrackingwithoutreach

TourdeTurtles

Learnmoreandfollowourturtlesatwww.tourdeturtles.org

Newthisyear!

That'salotofturtles!Makesurenottodisturbnestingseaturtlesatnight.

79%

2016 bythenumbers

loggerheadseaturtle

leatherbackseaturtle

MeetOurSeaTurtles

77%ofallnests 22%ofall

nests

greenturtle

1%ofallnests

Formoreinformationaboutourseaturtles,visitdisneyanimals.com

Toseemynoseinaction,watchthisshortvideo!

Forthechancetoviewanestingseaturtle,call(407)WDW-PLAYtosignupforaseaturtlenightwalkatDisney'sVeroBeachResort.