the Race

START THE RACE

Dog dug up nest: lose 5 hatchlings

Start digging out of nest

Dark and cool outside: move ahead 1 space

Bright lights up ahead

Keep going!

Confused by bright lights: move back 2

Bright lights send you the wrong way: 10 hatchlings hit by car

Stuck in vegetation: lose 5 hatchlings

Laws passed to keep lights off the beach: move ahead 2

Pause to rest. Going to the ocean makes you tired!

Nearly caught by a crab: miss a turn

Crabs attack: lose 7 hatchlings

WATCH OUT!

Moon is out. You’re off to the ocean!

Beach cleaning machine disturbs nest: lose 10 hatchlings

Got away from crabs: move ahead 3 spaces

Out of danger! Whew!

Picked up by beachcomber as souvenir: lose 5 hatchlings

Rocks moved out of way by scientist: move ahead 3 spaces

Beach chairs in the way: move back 2 spaces

Ocean up ahead!

Almost hit by car driving on beach: move back 3 spaces

Caught in tire rut: lose 5 hatchlings

On your way to the beach!

Almost there!

Uh-oh! Another crab wants to make a meal of you: lose 2 hatchlings

Laws pass to keep vehicles off the beach: move ahead 1 space

You are really close now!

Out to sea!

Keep going!

Raccoons dig up nest: Lose 10 hatchlings

Smooth sailing

Uh-oh! People on the beach with flashlights. Move back two spaces.

Rock pile in the way: miss a turn

Green turtle swimming underwater near a reef.

A Kemp’s ridley turtle coming out of the egg.

Leatherback turtle hatchling crawling to ocean.

Loggerhead turtle mother nesting on the beach.

Olive ridley turtle swimming in the ocean.

Shell taken to make “tortoise shell” items. Lose 3 turtles.

Coral reef destruction. (Less sponges for hawksbill turtles)

Go back 1 space

Trash floating in the water looks like food. Lose 1 turtle.

Popped balloon floating in the water looks like food. Loose 1 turtle.

Hit by boat propeller. Move back three spaces.

Become entangled in marine debris. Loose one turtle.

Caught in a shrimp trawl. Lose 5 turtles.

Caught in longline fishing gear. Lose 2 turtles.

Trapped in gill nets. Lose 2 turtles.

Citizens remove trash from beach. Go ahead 2 spaces.

Shark attack. Lose 1 turtle.

Public sea turtle walk to learn how to protect turtles. Go ahead 1 space.

Student make presentation to class on sea turtles. Move ahead 1 space.

No more balloons released. Move ahead 2 spaces.

Kids spread the word about how to save sea turtles. Move ahead 1 space.

Children and adults learn about sea turtles and help save them. Move ahead 1 space.

New fishing gear invented. Fewer turtles lost. Move ahead 4 spaces.

Enjoy the beautiful day.

Floating in the sargassum grass camouflaged from predators.

Happily eating jellyfish. (Leatherback turtle)

Happily eating sponges. (Hawksbill turtle)

Swimming back to the beach to nest.

Munching on some plants in beautiful, clear water. (Green turtle)

Floating on the North Atlantic gyre growing larger every day. (Loggerhead turtle 7-12 years old)

Old enough to lay eggs. Start trip back to beach.

Keep going! Almost back to beach.

You made it! You’re back to the beach where you were born to lay your eggs!

Green turtle

Hawksbill turtle

Kemp’s ridley hatchling

Kemp’s ridley turtle

Leatherback turtle mother

Loggerhead turtle (juvenile)

Olive ridley turtle

Olive ridley turtle mother

Loggerhead turtle

Loggerhead hatchlings

Green turtle