20150923_141615-2.jpg | Solvin Zankl wildlife photography

To measure the hatch success (percentage of turtles that hatched from their eggs) each turtle nest is excavated after all hachlinks left naturally to sea. Occasionally some hatchlings are found still alife in the nest. Those turtels are measured and weighed before released to sea. In this case it is a Hawksbill sea turtle's (Eretmochelys imbricata) nest. During the release the speed is measured to compare their fitness. (Crawling-speed) | Von links nach rechts: Jannie Koning (Beach Keeperin), Sue Willis (Projektkoordinatorin, STCB), Sandra Striegel (Meeresschildkrötenforscherin);

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To measure the hatch success (percentage of turtles that hatched from their eggs) each turtle nest is excavated after all hachlinks left naturally to sea. Occasionally some hatchlings are found still alife in the nest. Those turtels are measured and weighed before released to sea. In this case it is a Hawksbill sea turtle's (Eretmochelys imbricata) nest. During the release the speed is measured to compare their fitness. (Crawling-speed) | Von links nach rechts: Jannie Koning (Beach Keeperin), Sue Willis (Projektkoordinatorin, STCB), Sandra Striegel (Meeresschildkrötenforscherin);