EMERGENCY

**CALL or TEXT: Sunset Beach Turtle Watch - (910) 209-1079 or Sunset Beach Police Department - (910) 579-6297**

If you see any sea turtle activity on Sunset Beach day or night, (turtle tracks, nesting turtles, hatchlings, hooked turtles, deceased turtles,  people disturbing the nests, etc...) please contact us immediately!  We are the only permitted program from the NC Wildlife Resources Commission to care for, protect and transport sea turtles on our beach!  If you see a nesting turtle, please stand back a minimum of 25 feet, do not shine lights on her, do not use flash photography, stay quiet, and hopefully, you will witness her lay a nest!  Please contact us so we can come out and mark the nest and complete some data and research for the state to help protect them. If you find a LIVE OR DEAD STRANDED SEA TURTLE in the water or on the beach please CALL or TEXT: Sunset Beach Turtle Watch - 910-209-1079 or Sunset Beach Police Department - 910-579-6297. Thank you for your assistance!

If you find a LIVE OR DEAD STRANDED SEA TURTLE in the water or on the beach please CALL or TEXT: Sunset Beach Turtle Watch - 910-209-1079 or Sunset Beach Police Department - 910-579-6297 or 911. Thank you for your assistance!

**This conservation work for protected sea turtles on Sunset Beach is authorized by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission (ES Permit 21ST04). **

Harassment of sea turtles, an endangered or threatened species, or their nests, is a violation of State and Federal laws, punishable by a fine up to $100,000 and/or imprisonment.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!