Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch & Shorebird Monitoring, AMITW

Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch & Shorebird Monitoring, AMITW Coordinating conservation efforts since 1983 along the Manatee County shoreline.

๐Ÿข๐ŸŒŠ ๐๐ข๐  ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐€๐Œ๐ˆ โ€” The turtle mommas are finally here! That means our nighttime beach visitors are back and countin...
05/12/2026

๐Ÿข๐ŸŒŠ ๐๐ข๐  ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐€๐Œ๐ˆ โ€” The turtle mommas are finally here! That means our nighttime beach visitors are back and counting on all of us to keep their journey to and from the Gulf a little easier.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ?
โœจ Fill in holes before you leave
โœจ Knock down sandcastles at the end of the day
โœจ Keep beaches clean โ€” pack out all trash
โœจ Lights out at night
โœจ Give marked nests plenty of space and never disturb them

A little beach kindness goes a long way! Hereโ€™s to another nesting season on beautiful Anna Maria Island!

๐ƒ๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ, ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž ๐š ๐ฌ๐ž๐š ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ž, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’/๐Ÿ• ๐š๐ญ:
๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’

Happy Motherโ€™s Day to all the incredible momsโ€”human, sea turtle, and shorebird alike! ๐Ÿข๐Ÿ’From all of us at AMI Turtle Wat...
05/10/2026

Happy Motherโ€™s Day to all the incredible momsโ€”human, sea turtle, and shorebird alike! ๐Ÿข๐Ÿ’

From all of us at AMI Turtle Watch & Shorebird Monitoring, thank you for the care, protection, patience, and dedication you show every day. Wishing all mothers a beautiful and relaxing Motherโ€™s Day!

Pictures taken by our volunteers Kathy Doddridge and Amy Waterbury in accordance with the marine turtle permit MTP-087.

๐—›๐—ฒ๐˜†, ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ-๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—บ? This Mother's Day, give her a "turtlely" awesome gift! ๐Ÿข Adopt a sea turtle nest...
05/07/2026

๐—›๐—ฒ๐˜†, ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ-๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—บ?

This Mother's Day, give her a "turtlely" awesome gift! ๐Ÿข

Adopt a sea turtle nest through Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch & Shorebird Monitoring and support conservation, education, and wildlife rescue efforts. Trust us, she'll shell-a-brate your thoughtfulness๐Ÿ˜‚

Visit our website today:
https://islandturtlewatch.com/donate/adopt-a-nest/

๐ŸŒฎ๐Ÿข Happy Cinco de Mayo from AMI Sea Turtle Patrol! Cinco de Mayo is all about celebration, and weโ€™re celebrating the sta...
05/05/2026

๐ŸŒฎ๐Ÿข Happy Cinco de Mayo from AMI Sea Turtle Patrol!

Cinco de Mayo is all about celebration, and weโ€™re celebrating the start of sea turtle season too! Please help keep our beaches turtle-friendly:
โœจ Fill in holes before leaving the beach
โœจ Knock down sandcastles
โœจ Remove all beach gear and trash
โœจ Keep lights off or turtle-safe at night

Every small action helps protect nesting moms and hatchlings.

May the 4th be with you... And may a nest appear on AMI ASAP! With the force on our side, it's gonna be a Turtlely Awes...
05/04/2026

May the 4th be with you... And may a nest appear on AMI ASAP!

With the force on our side, it's gonna be a Turtlely Awesome Day!

๐—›๐—ฒ๐˜†, ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ-๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—บ? This Mother's Day, give her a "turtlely" awesome gift! ๐Ÿข Adopt a sea turtle nest t...
05/04/2026

๐—›๐—ฒ๐˜†, ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ-๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—บ?

This Mother's Day, give her a "turtlely" awesome gift! ๐Ÿข

Adopt a sea turtle nest through Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch & Shorebird Monitoring and support conservation, education, and wildlife rescue efforts. Trust us, she'll shell-a-brate your thoughtfulness๐Ÿ˜‚

Visit our website today:
https://islandturtlewatch.com/donate/adopt-a-nest/

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