Coast Guard Station Montauk assists Riverhead Foundation with sea turt...
A boat crew member from Coast Guard Station Montauk watches, as a member of the Riverhead Foundation works to release a Leatherback turtle off of Montauk Point, N.Y., June 29, 2014. (Photo taken by Riverhead Foundation)
A loggerhead sea turtle egg sits in its egg chamber
A loggerhead sea turtle egg sits in its egg chamber at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Biologists feel around the sea turtle nest to confirm the presence of eggs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
A loggerhead sea turtle nest sits near the shoreline
A loggerhead sea turtle nest sits near the shoreline June 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Jackson Guard sea turtle patrol volunteers screen the nest and place stakes around the perimeter with a “Sea Turtle” si... More
Kathy Gault, a 96th Civil Engineer Group biologist,
Kathy Gault, a 96th Civil Engineer Group biologist, examines a sea turtle nest at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Gault gently probes the sea turtle nest with her hand to confirm the presence of eggs. (U.S. Air Forc... More
A loggerhead sea turtle nest sits near the shoreline
A loggerhead sea turtle nest sits near the shoreline June 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
A loggerhead sea turtle crawl sits near the shoreline
A loggerhead sea turtle crawl sits near the shoreline June 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Jackson Guard sea turtle patrol volunteers look for the alternating comma-shaped marks or other distinct patterns to d... More