Dory: The Dog with a Nose for Turtle Nests

From May to October, the southeastern U.S. coasts buzz with marine activity due to the nesting of five turtle species.

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Turtles, especially loggerhead and Kemp’s ridley, travel vast ocean expanses to return to their birth beaches to lay eggs.

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Volunteer Efforts:

Thousands of volunteers work to trace turtle tracks, gather population data, and protect nests from predators and human disruptions.

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Turtles exhibit natal homing, returning to their birth beaches, guided by the unique magnetic signature of those locations.

Turtles sense subtle magnetic variations, allowing them to locate their natal beach even after traveling thousands of miles.

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Protecting turtle nests is complex due to “false crawls” and the turtles’ instinct to camouflage their nesting sites.

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Nest Conservation Challenges

Dogs’ noses are used in search and rescue, disease detection, and wildlife tracking due to their ability to detect scents at extremely low concentrations..

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