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2003 - 2004 BEACH DATA
Total Patrols : 73
Patrols conducted: +/- 250
Total sea turtle nests: 70
Total poached nests: 40
Total saved nests: 25
Total crawls w/ no nest: 5
Total nest saved: 38%
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Marc, Jacob, Elliot, Geronimo & Rachel
2003-2004 Volunteer beach patrollers.
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We owe a big thanx to the gnarly teens that got up at 3:30 every morning to beat the poachers to the nests. Elliot Rossano, Jake Vanausdall, and Geranimo have been essential to our patrol efforts. We have had several other volunteers but these three teens were amazing. El as we call him, is an inspirational patroller. When we were so tired that we could not get up he would be there to roust us. Many times his motorcycle was our alarm clock. My wife Rachel would wake me when she could hear him comming a mile away. He would sometimes work until midnight and still show up for turtle patrol at 3:30 or 4:00 a.m. El will save many Sea Turtles.
Jake Vanausdall was a big part of the patrol this season. He was with us from the very begining and his support was invaluable. Even when he did not have any shoes or a flashlight he would run barefoot on the gravel roads at 3:30 in the morning just to be able to save a sea turtle nest.
Geronimo was a huge asset to have on the team too. He added some life to our patrolls that seemed to trudge along at 4:00am. He will save many sea turtles.
Together Marc, Rachel, Jacob, Elliot and Geronimo set an example for the entire community. It is only a begining but it is a great one at that. This is only the start of some much needed social change and a chance for the nesting sea turtles of Punta Pargos to survive into the future.
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