Sea Turtle Nest Protector

Partner: Bald Head Island Conservancy

How do you restore endangered species of Sea Turtles by protecting their babies?

Humans, coyotes, crabs, birds, even magnetic fields – these are things that prevent thousands of baby sea turtles from ever seeing the ocean. The Bald Head Island Conservancy and conservancies all over the world needed help finding a better way to protect sea turtle nests. The needs of conservancies like the Bald Head Conservancy are stringent. The solution must be robust, environmentally friendly, easy to install/remove, and – most importantly – not interfere with the developing natural magnetic compasses of turtle embryos.

Lunatic Fringe supported sea turtle conservation by providing:

• Design Services

• Computer Aided Design (CAD) Modeling

• Iterative (Lean) Prototyping Services

• Fabrication: CNC Plasma Cutting, TIG Welding

Shape prototype 1 being prepared for TIG welding.