Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Battery Park, Charleston, SC Arrival Date: 07/23/2011 Age: juvenile Weight: 3.72 kg (8 lb) Case History This little 3.72 kg Kemp's ridley sea turtle... read more →
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Kiawah Island, SC Arrival Date: 06/26/2011 Age: juvenile Weight: 17.8 kg (~39 lb) Case History This very small (3.0 kg) loggerhead stranded beachfront on Kiawah... read more →
Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Laurel Bay near Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, SC Arrival Date: 06/21/2011 Age: juvenile Weight: 3.5 kg (~7.7 lb) Case History This 3.3 kg... read more →
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Cape Romain Wildlife Refuge, SC Arrival Date: 06/21/2011 Age: adult Weight: 103.2 kg (~228 lb) Case History This 103 kg adult female loggerhead was found... read more →
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Hamlin Creek, Isle of Palms, SC Arrival Date: 06/12/2011 Age: juvenile Weight: 33 kg (~73 lb) Case History This has been our busiest stranding season... read more →
Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: R/V Lady Lisa offshore South Carolina Arrival Date: 06/09/2011 Age: adult Weight: 34.6 kg Case History Bennett is the first adult female Kemp’s ridley... read more →
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Rescued by SCDNR research vessel in SC waters Arrival Date: 06/06/2011 Age: juvenile Weight: 30.9 kg (68 lb) Case History This 30.9 kg juvenile loggerhead... read more →
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Offshore of Capers Island, SC Arrival Date: 05/31/2011 Age: juvenile Weight: 42.9 kg (~95 lb) Case History This 42.9 kg loggerhead was captured by the... read more →
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Battery Creek in Beaufort, SC Arrival Date: 05/30/2011 Age: juvenile Weight: 45.6 kg (100 lb) Case History This 45.6 kg turtle was the last of... read more →
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Little River, SC (Intracoastal Waterway) Arrival Date: 05/27/2011 Age: juvenile Weight: 32 kg (~70 lb) Case History This 26.4 kg loggerhead was rescued from the... read more →