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Oops, meant to say no jellies in the shubie river, apparently these guys
regularly feed in Cobequid bay...
Last communication with sea turtle people was that they were going to try
again at low tide tonight if they could find it.
On Aug 18, 2012 10:05 PM, "Laurie Murison" <gmwhale@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
> **
> There are actually many jellies and comb jellies (turtle food) in the BOF
> but I suspect not up the Shubenacadie River. We have had several sightings
> of leatherbacks in the last few weeks with one trapped in a herring
> weir but released. I was talking to a fisherman who saw a leatherback
> south of Grand Manan in May with a big jelly in its mouth.
>
> Hopefully this turtle will be redirected back into deeper water and back
> out to the Bay.
>
> Laurie Murison
> Grand Manan, NB
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Helene Van Doninck <helene.birdvet@gmail.com>
> *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> *Sent:* Saturday, August 18, 2012 9:31 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] ( Sat ) Leatherback Turtle/East Hants
>
> Update, it beached again at low tide this afternoon and by the time people
> found it/got there the tide came in again...and it's off again. I hope
> they find it again next low tide as there's no food for it in the bay of
> fundy.I have a feeling this isn't going to end well :(
>
> Helene
>
> On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 4:36 PM, Helene Van Doninck <
> helene.birdvet@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Chronicle Herald Story today
>>
>>
>> http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/127581-endangered-reptile-spotted-in-shubenacadie-river
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 3:13 PM, Helene Van Doninck <
>> helene.birdvet@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Yep, someone called here with the sighting and we told them to contact
>>> the Sea Turtle people, apparently they are either there or on the way.
>>>
>>> Helene
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 3:01 PM, AngelaJoudrey <aljoudrey@eastlink.ca>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks Helene for the update.
>>>>
>>>> I see on the East Hants fb page that there was a sighting again around
>>>> 2 pm and folks were heading out.
>>>>
>>>> Fingers crossed.
>>>>
>>>> |Angela in Windsor
>>>>
>>>> On 08/18/12, *Helene Van Doninck *<helene.birdvet@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Angela, someone posted that DFO said the tide took him out to
>>>> sea..which I'm not sure I believe. One would think the incoming tide might
>>>> push him in further( of course followed by outgoing tide). In either case
>>>> if it's still in the Bay of Fundy that far in , not much food for it. I was
>>>> talking to the Leatherback people at Dal and their main researcher was in
>>>> Cape Breton but was driving up to see if they could spot it. I also called
>>>> a few of the river rafting groups to ask them to keep an eye out as I
>>>> imagine if it beaches again it will be at low tide. I haven't heard
>>>> anything since yesterday and told the Dal people I would be willing to help
>>>> if it beached again ( not that I can do much being that my experience with
>>>> leatherbacks is ummm zero :).
>>>>
>>>> Also had several people who know the area to go check and havent heard
>>>> anything, still not sure who took the original picture and what time it was
>>>> taken.
>>>>
>>>> FYI, the # for leatherback sightings is:
>>>> 1-888-729-4667.
>>>> Helene
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 9:53 PM, AngelaJoudrey <aljoudrey@eastlink.ca>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi there.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you know if they were able to locate it? By following the posts on
>>>>> the fb page, the last I saw was that there were no sightings...
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Angela
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 08/17/12, *Helene Van Doninck *<helene.birdvet@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I Just contacted the leatherback people at Dal, they are going to
>>>>> investigate and hoping to send DFO to help get it back in the water if
>>>>> still alive.
>>>>>
>>>>> Helene
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 10:06 AM, Christopher Majka <
>>>>> c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Angela,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, a leatherback turtle.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Chris
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 17-Aug-12, at 9:43 AM, AngelaJoudrey wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On the facebook page for Municipality of East Hants Department of
>>>>>> Recreation & Culture <https://www.facebook.com/recreation.weliveit>which I was ablet o fully see without 'being friends' is a pic of a what I
>>>>>> think is a leatherback turtle? found on the Shube River near Rines Creek.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Angela in Windsor
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "The significant problems of our time cannot be solved by the same
>>>>>> level of thinking that created them."
>>>>>> Albert Einstein
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to
>>>>>> the rest of the world."
>>>>>> John Muir
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Christopher Majka <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> | Halifax, Nova
>>>>>> Scotia, Canada
>>>>>>
>>>>>> * Research Associate: Nova Scotia Museum |
>>>>>> http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/research-asfr.htm
>>>>>> * Review Editor: The Coleopterists Bulletin |
>>>>>> http://www.coleopsoc.org/
>>>>>> * Subject Editor: ZooKeys |
>>>>>> http://pensoftonline.net/zookeys/index.php/journal/index
>>>>&