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SEA
TURTLE CONSULTANTS
14040 Eagle Ridge Lakes Drive
Apartment 101
Fort
Myers, Florida 33912
239.561.9161
SEA TURTLE
SERVICES
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Nesting surveys
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Nesting history
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Beach
monitoring
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Nesting habitat
ascertainment
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Permit
application evaluations for construction projects in nesting habitat
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Permit
application support
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Pre- and
post-beach renourishment inspections
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Evaluation of
beachfront lighting issues
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Expert witness
in Federal and Florida Administrative Law Courts
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Speaker on the
"History of Sea Turtle Conservation in Florida"
AWARDS &
MILESTONES
1954 — Initiated
first sea turtle research and conservation effort in Southwest
Florida, on Naples beach.
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1956-1958 —
Conducted capture/tagging and life history survey of 1,500+ American
alligators in the Big Cypress Basin of Collier County, Florida.
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1959-1968 —
Continued alligator studies on Sanibel Island. 500+ animals
captured and tagged. Managed nuisance alligator program on Sanibel
Island during this period.
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1959 — Started
long-term sea turtle study on Sanibel Island, Florida.
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1963 —
Launched a loggerhead turtle tagging program on Sanibel Island.
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1963-1966 —
Served on the American Alligator Council.
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1968 —
Appointed to the Alligator Protection Committee of the Florida Audubon
Society.
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1968 —
Founded Caretta Research, Inc., a tax-exempt foundation,
implemented to conduct and fund sea turtle studies in Florida.
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1969 — Published
preliminary report, The Marine Turtles of
Sanibel and Captiva
Islands, Florida.
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1972 — Received
Florida Governor's Conservation Award pin for our efforts in
loggerhead turtle conservation from Florida Governor, Claude Kirk.
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1973 — Granted
the first Marine Turtle Permit issued in Florida, TP-001.
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1973 — Expanded
the Caretta Research program to 14 units on the Gulf Coast and
one on the East Coast of Florida.
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1974 — Elected
to first Sanibel City Council and served two terms, 1974-80.
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1975 — Wrote an
ordinance which prohibited the feeding of American alligators within
the city limits of Sanibel. This became a model that eventually
had state-wide overtones when this regulation became part of Florida's
wildlife code.
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1977 — Received
Certificate of Service for serving as the first President and Project
Director of Caretta Research, Inc.
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1978 —
Attended the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glynco, Georgia,
and received commission as a Refuge Law Enforcement Officer.
- 1978 - 1983
— Served as the U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service's
Field Response Coordinator for wildlife recovery and rehabilitation
during pollution events for lower Florida Gulf Coast.
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1979 — Represented the U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service at the International Symposium on Sea Turtle Conservation at the U. S. State Department in Washington,
D.C.
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1983 — Represented the U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service at the Western
Atlantic Sea Turtle Symposium in San Jose, Costa Rica.
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1988 — Proclamation issued by the Sanibel City Council in recognition of our
accomplishments in the field of loggerhead turtle research and
conservation.
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1990 — Received
Special Achievement Award and Certificate of Service from U. S. Fish
& Wildlife Service upon retirement after an exemplary 32-year
career with that agency as a wildlife technician/refuge officer.
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1990 — Published
the book, The Loggerhead Turtle in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico.
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1991 — Founded the
Gulf Coast Regional Sea Turtle Association.
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1991 — Caretta
Research, Inc. administratively dissolved and the Sanibel and Captiva
Islands sea turtle program transferred to the auspices of the
Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation.
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1998 — Published
Sanybel Light: An Historical Autobiography chronicling a life
driven by sea turtles.
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2000 — Received
a Certificate of Appreciation for support of the Florida Marine
Turtle Protection Program, along with other groups and individuals.
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2004 — Published
The Calusan, a historical novel that in part features harvesting
of sea turtles and their eggs by aboriginal Floridians.
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2005 — Published
an online history of Everglades Wonder Gardens. Locate and click
the hyperlink below.
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2006 —
Appointed Alligator Complaint Evaluator, to assess alligator threats,
by the Eagle Ridge Lakes Condominium Association.
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Do you have a
coastal project pending that may impact sea turtles, or raise permitting
issues? Do you need expert advice or opinion?
Call us for a
conference or an on-site inspection.
239.561.9161, or email:
Charles.LeBuff@comcast.net
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