ANNA MARIA ELEMENTARY -SEA TURTLE NESTING SEASON POSTER CONTEST
Winners Announced!
Students at Anna Maria Elementary are here to provide a schooling of their own to readers of Bradenton Magazine on important sea turtle nesting season guidelines. Sea turtle nesting season lasts from May to October and is when female sea turtles
come ashore beaches in surrounding areas to lay their eggs. Following the guidelines while on the beach can help protect the endangered sea turtles. Here are the four winners in a poster contest held at the school who illustrated the rules in the most engaging and clear way.
CONTEST RULES:
We selected four winners in a poster contest who best communicated sea turtle nesting guidelines in the most clear and engaging way.
The guidelines include:
• No bright lights on the beach
• Covering up holes in the sand
• Not leaving any food or obstacles on the beach
These guidelines are important because neglecting them can lead to the disorientations or endangerment of nesting sea turtles or their delicate
hatchlings. Sea turtle nesting season lasts from May to October and is when female sea turtles come ashore beaches to lay eggs that will hatch after an incubation period.
