Wildlife
The wildlife includes loggerhead turtles, deer, alligators, raccoons, diamondback rattlesnakes, and hundreds of species of birds. Of the birds, many are impressed by the abundance of herons and egrets. The interior lagoon (which was created by sand dredging in 1968) has become a natural wonderland and home to such species as seahorses and barracuda.
Each year, dozens gather to watch all the hatched eggs of the Loggerhead Turtle walk out to the ocean. The event is protected by the park rangers. In certain months, notices are put up to ban flashlights on the beach after dark to protect the turtles.
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