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Jun 13

Peach

Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Charleston SC Shipping Entrance Channel Arrival Date: 6/1/2017 Age: Adult Weight: 55.11 lbs Case History This beautiful Kemp's ridley was found by South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) employees out in the Charleston Harbor. She was captured in-water and brought on board the research…
Jun 09

Charleston County Public Library Opts out of Plastic Bags

Plastic pollution is one of the greatest conservation issues of our time, and it's considered by many to be at crisis levels. And, unfortunately, our Charleston waters are not immune. In fact, a 2014 Citadel study estimates that 7 tons of plastic are in the Charleston Harbor and surrounding tributaries…
Jun 06

Gary

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Pawley's Island Creek, SC Arrival Date: 5/28/2017 Age: Sub-adult Weight: 45.6 kg (100.3 pounds) Case History Gary was rescued by kayakers on Pawley's Island, SC. The rescuers had just finished a paddling trip on Pawley's Island Creek and were driving down the highway, when they…
May 27

Jerry

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Charleston, SC Shipping Entrance Channel Arrival Date: 5/22/17 Age: Sub-adult Weight: 57 kg (125.6 pounds) Case History This loggerhead patient was found by the research vessel the Lady Lisa, a South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) trawl boat. Every year, SCDNR does an annual series…
May 27

Darla

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Charleston SC Shipping Entrance Channel Arrival Date: 5/20/2017 Age: Juvenile Weight: 42.0 kg (88 pounds) Case History Darla was found by the research vessel the Lady Lisa, a South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) trawl boat. Every year, SCDNR does an annual series of trawls…
May 25

Sea Turtle Care Center™ Featured in Smithsonian Earth Series

Here at our Sea Turtle Care Center, a dedicated team spend countless hours rehabilitating sea turtles back to health and safety. Smithsonian Earth’s new, original series, "Sea Turtle Rescue," sheds light on each journey to recovery, from the time the sea turtles are brought into our hospital to the moment…
May 25

The Connection between Sustainable Seafood and Sea Turtle Conservation

Sea turtles are air breathing reptiles found in oceans around the globe, and their populations have been greatly threatened for many years. What is their biggest threat? Some would say it’s loss of habitat for nesting turtles, others would say pollution or the poaching of turtles and their eggs. But…
May 22

Lionfish: An Invasive Species

Lionfish are becoming a huge issue for the southern coast of the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and  the Gulf of Mexico. Native to the Pacific but not to the Atlantic, they are an invasive species: a non-native species that has invaded an area and may have long-term…
May 15

Hank

Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Sand Island (in Georgetown County, SC) Arrival Date: 5/7/2017 Age: Juvenile Weight: 29 kg (63.90 pounds) Case History This juvenile loggerhead was found stranded on the beach on Sand Island, a remote island off of our coastline in Georgetown County, by South Carolina…
May 15

Bruce

Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Seabrook Island, SC Arrival Date: 05/3/17 Age: Juvenile Weight: 48 kg (105.8 pounds) Case History Early Wednesday morning, during a nesting survey, Lauryn Gilmer and two other members of the Seabrook Island Turtle Patrol stumbled across a sick and injured loggerhead sea turtle.…
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