Sunday, October 7th
This morning, we did a mass
animal cleaning. Some of the volunteers scrubbed the algae off of the shells of
the freshwater turtles. The rest helped me wash the dogs. Paco, of course, was
a hassle. He hates water, so he kept squirming out of our hands. We eventually
got him clean and dry though. Paca was much easier. At first, she struggled
because she saw how much Paco disliked it, but I think she ended up not minding
in the end. Afterwards, we cleaned the wounds of the two birds we found in the
mangroves. I ended up joining the volunteers in scrubbing off algae because
there were a lot of turtles that needed to be cleaned. I also helped Sabine
rake a bit around the park and pick up all of the leaves and brush.
Hard at work cleaning those turtles
Cleaning the Garza's wing
Poor guy...such a deep wound.
Later in the afternoon, we made
the rope that we use for hatchling releases longer, so that it will reach
further along the beach. Before it was just too short! The rest of the
afternoon I caught up with Facebook and emails.
Tonight on patrol there weren’t too
many turtles, but I was still able to buy a nest. I’m hoping Glenda is able to
get some more money from the Administrative Office because we definitely have
the ability to buy more nests with more money.
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