Hurricane Erin never hit land or caused major damage, but endangered turtle nests weren’t so lucky

Hurricane Erin never hit land or caused major damage, but endangered turtle nests weren’t so lucky

As Hurricane Erin pelted North Carolina’s barrier islands with strong winds and waves, it destroyed many nests of threatened sea turtle

Terry Meyer, conservation director for the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, searches for sea turtle nests and to relocate turtles on Topsail Island, N.C., after Hurricane Erin battered the barrier island. (Topsail Turtle Project via AP)