The Virginian-Pilot
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              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, October 25, 1994              TAG: 9410250519
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 
DATELINE: CAPE HATTERAS                      LENGTH: Short :   18 lines

RECORD NUMBER OF TURTLE NESTS

Ninety-six loggerhead sea turtle nests were found on Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches this summer, the most since records were kept nearly 20 years ago, the National Park Service announced Monday.

Thirty-six nests were found at neighboring Pea Island National. The turtles are protected under the Endangered Species Act. by CNB