Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, SC Arrival Date: 06/01/2018 Age: Adult Weight: 117.62 kg (259 pounds) Case History Voldemort was rescued by U.S. Fish and... read more →
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 05/30/2018 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.47 kg (5.4 pounds) Case History Ginny was found by sea turtle nesting patrol... read more →
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: North Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 05/20/2018 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.65 kg (5.8 pounds) Case History This juvenile green sea turtle was found... read more →
Just weeks after the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) posted on Facebook about the influx of leatherback sea turtles to the Lowcountry, SCDNR and South Carolina Aquarium staff found... read more →
Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Charleston Harbor Shipping Channel, SC Arrival Date: 03/06/2018 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.2 kg (4.84 pounds) Case History This endangered juvenile Kemp's ridley was found... read more →
Loggerhead Caretta caretta Stranding Location: Hilton Head Island, SC Arrival Date: 01/02/2018 Age: Juvenile Weight: 30.0 kg (65 pounds) Case History This juvenile loggerhead was found stranded near mile marker... read more →
Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Georgetown, South Carolina Arrival Date: 10/19/2017 Age: Juvenile Weight: 6.28 kg (13.8 pounds) Case History This endangered Kemp's ridley was found floating and lethargic... read more →
Belton Elementary School, located in the quaint upstate town of Belton, SC, held their annual Earth Day celebration on April 21, and invited a couple of us from the South... read more →
Hybrid (Loggerhead/Kemp’s Ridley) Stranding Location: Apache Pier on Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 4/10/2017 Age: Juvenile Weight: 15 lbs Case History Nigel was accidentally caught on hook-and-line off of Apache... read more →
Green (Chelonia mydas) Arrival Date: November 27th, 2016 Stranding Location: Wellfleet, Massachusetts Weight: 8.6 pounds Case History Kylo Ren arrived at New England Aquarium on along with Princess Leia and... read more →