Bald Head Island
Charlotte Magazine|July 2017

Bald Head Island

Kristen Wile
Bald Head Island

AT NIGHT ON BALD HEAD ISLAND, all the people in homes along the beach keep their porch lights off. It’s not that the homeowners aren’t welcoming. The residents know that they share this island with other creatures.

Hatching sea turtles are born with the instinct to travel toward light, or, as nature provides it, the reflection of moonlight on the waves. Population booms among beach towns have brought with them well-lit shorelines, with bright boardwalks, restaurants, and homes. The turtles get confused by the electric light, which outshines the moon, and travel toward their deaths instead of the waves.

On Bald Head Island, however, the wildlife who live here are as respected as homeowners.

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