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maskormenacelogs2014-09-27 02:35 pm
lyingheart) wrote in maskormenacelogs2014-09-27 02:35 pm
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- jaime reyes | blue beetle,
- † anita king | n/a,
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[ open ] operation: baby sea turtle rescue is a go!
WHO: ALL IMPORTS.
WHERE: An Atlantic-facing beach in Eastern Florida.
WHEN: Saturday - Monday
WHAT: Baby leatherback sea-turtles have been stunned by the temperatures of the water at their hatching beach, and must be rounded up in their thousands to be relocated to warmer waters, either to struggle out through the surf on their own, or to be boated out and released directly into the sea!
WARNINGS: ... How can this log have warnings ImPorts rescue baby sea turtles! More information located here.
The long stretch of beach the ImPorts find themselves on is littered with baskets, coolers, styrofoam containers, anything the rescue workers could use to hold the baby sea turtles for transit. Dozens of nests have all emptied of turtles, and gulls roam overhead, looking for opportunities to snatch the stunned baby sea turtles tumbling around in the waves. The shock of the unexpected temperature on their tiny systems renders them incapable of moving, and ImPorts will soon find themselves ushered to the water line to grab tiny, tumbling turtles out of the water.
When enough are collected, a portion of the volunteers and ImPorts are pulled aside to ride with the baby turtles down the coastline to warmer waters, where they'll either be asked to cart the containers down to the waterline to release the baby sea turtles and watch that they don't end up shocked all over again, or instructed to go out to sea on any of the chartered or volunteer-driven boats and release the sea turtles directly into the warmer ocean waters.
Water and lunches will be provided, dinner is haphazard, come as you go. Bright search floodlights are set up on Saturday night so that collection rescue efforts can continue without much interruption. If the same is needed on Sunday night, it will be provided.
For some ImPorts, this will be the first time their arrival isn't treated with great fanfare. People with abilities that assist in the collection and redistribution of the baby sea turtles will get relieved displays of gratitude from attending volunteers and any press drawn to the scene, but much of the fervency seen elsewhere will be largely absent.
WHERE: An Atlantic-facing beach in Eastern Florida.
WHEN: Saturday - Monday
WHAT: Baby leatherback sea-turtles have been stunned by the temperatures of the water at their hatching beach, and must be rounded up in their thousands to be relocated to warmer waters, either to struggle out through the surf on their own, or to be boated out and released directly into the sea!
WARNINGS: ... How can this log have warnings ImPorts rescue baby sea turtles! More information located here.
The long stretch of beach the ImPorts find themselves on is littered with baskets, coolers, styrofoam containers, anything the rescue workers could use to hold the baby sea turtles for transit. Dozens of nests have all emptied of turtles, and gulls roam overhead, looking for opportunities to snatch the stunned baby sea turtles tumbling around in the waves. The shock of the unexpected temperature on their tiny systems renders them incapable of moving, and ImPorts will soon find themselves ushered to the water line to grab tiny, tumbling turtles out of the water.
When enough are collected, a portion of the volunteers and ImPorts are pulled aside to ride with the baby turtles down the coastline to warmer waters, where they'll either be asked to cart the containers down to the waterline to release the baby sea turtles and watch that they don't end up shocked all over again, or instructed to go out to sea on any of the chartered or volunteer-driven boats and release the sea turtles directly into the warmer ocean waters.
Water and lunches will be provided, dinner is haphazard, come as you go. Bright search floodlights are set up on Saturday night so that collection rescue efforts can continue without much interruption. If the same is needed on Sunday night, it will be provided.
For some ImPorts, this will be the first time their arrival isn't treated with great fanfare. People with abilities that assist in the collection and redistribution of the baby sea turtles will get relieved displays of gratitude from attending volunteers and any press drawn to the scene, but much of the fervency seen elsewhere will be largely absent.
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But what's really driving her up the wall is not the heat or the running around. It's having to fight off the gulls, and she ends up doing more of that instead of actually gathering up the baby turtles. Paper blade in one hand, she swipes threateningly at any gulls that decide to fly lower and lower, or waves her arms to discourage them from snagging a quick snack.]
Ugh! Stupid...birds...! [Someone might want to collect the turtles for her while she's busy swatting at the gulls.]
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The birds may have no fear of people, but a big dog like Ace?
He comes up baying and barking after them, startling the gulls to swerve off and flap away in a panic. He leaps up after a few, snapping his jaws, but he won't catch any. He'll land in the sand again, stand wide-legged and ears standing straight and tail rigid. Alert for them returning, that means. ]
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Once Ace has sufficiently scared away the birds, she lets out a sigh of relief and sits down beside him on the sand, unsure if it's okay to pat a talking dog. Would he feel belittled or insulted if she did that?]
Thanks. [Anita glances up to watch the sky as well.]
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Anytime. You okay? [ He breaks off from birdwatching briefly to lean closer to her and sniff curiously as he asks that. ] They've been getting pretty rough with everyone stealing their dinner away.
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Yeah, they probably got sick of eating fish. [She idly traces curves in the sand beside her.]
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[ Not that he blames them for going for what's easier. Easy food is easy food, even a dog likes that. He leans back away and, after a quick scan of the sky again, he turns his attention down to the sand around them. ]
Though they'll probably stop bugging you if you clear up the turtles trying to get to the water in this part.
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Then Anita jumps to her feet, scaring some of the turtles.]
They just keep coming! [Quickly she darts this way and that, gathering up turtles and placing them into the cooler she had left behind to battle the seagulls.]
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[ Ace carefully bounds after her, tagging along as she gathers up turtles. He keeps looking back up at the sky, keeping an eye out, though only when he stops moving. Out on this beach, he's a little worried about stepping on babies, so... ]
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[She gingerly places the turtles into the cooler, a bit unsure if she's being gentle enough. Well, at least she doesn't haphazardly toss them in like collected shells. Since there are other turtles that need picking up, she can't look up at the sky.]
Are there any more seagulls coming in?
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[ He was going to say they weren't diving, but here they come! More than one! ]
Incoming!
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Hey! Go away, you freaks! [Anita tries not to run around too much lest she step on a turtle.]