Turtle Protectors at Wellfleet Sanctuary

Jamie Devlin (pictured) and other members of the Day Habilitation program at Cape Abilities make cages to protect the endangered Diamondback Terrapin Turtle population. This  spring they made 25 cages.

These protective cages are delivered to the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary when finished.  The staff there knows just where to put the protective cages, since the turtles nest in the same areas every year.

At the end of the summer, the cages are removed after the turtles have hatched.  The terrapins, about the size of a quarter, make their way back to the marshes.