Photos of Pleasure Island Sea Turtle Project nest digging, with public watching and offending lights.

Crowd gathers as turtles are dug out of nest at the top of the trench. The offending streetlight has turned on at dusk. Click here to see/download high res version.

(2nd shot) Crowd gathers as turtles are dug out of nest at the top of the trench. The offending streetlight has turned on at dusk. Click here to see/download high res version.

A bucket of hatched turtles that were dug out at dusk These were then placed on the beach and attracted to the water, at dark, with a lantern. Click here for a high res version

The crowd around the nest digging with problem lights visible in the background. Light at left is the streetlight that is a problem. Arcade floodlights are visible to the right. Click here for a high res version.