By Laurin Penland
Wilmington, NC – Usually when turtles leave the nest they leave tiny tracks in the sand. Investigators say it looks like someone deliberately dug a hole in the sand and removed the eggs.
Wendy Cluse is an assistant sea turtle biologist for the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
"Some volunteers put in a good five-six-seven hours a day dealing with sea turtle nests and protecting them and making sure that everything is good, so I know that they're very upset."
Cluse says sometimes people eat sea turtle eggs or try to help carry the babies to the ocean. Because sea turtles are listed as endangered, any tampering with their nests is a crime.
Officials have no leads on who might have disturbed the nest.
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