If you have visited the South Carolina Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Hospital in the past year, then you have met Briar. This large loggerhead is greeted daily with oohs and ahhs from guests due to her large size but they are even more captivated after hearing her story. Briar stranded on…
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09
Sea Turtle Rescue Program Amazon Wish List Thousands of guests tour the South Carolina Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Hospital each year and we are overwhelmed and grateful for the positive feedback we receive. After visiting the sick and injured sea turtles, many are eager to learn about ways to support the…
Jul
08
Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Caught by SCDNR research vessel off of Dewees Island Arrival Date: 06/27/2014 Age: Juvenile Weight: 60.6 kg Case History This 123-pound juvenile loggerhead was captured by the SCDNR trawling vessel, the R/V Lady Lisa, and had an unfortunate encounter with a stingray that was caught…
Jul
07
Each year, we receive incredible support from members of communities near and far. Turtle Team volunteers with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, local school students, and remarkable individuals and local businesses have helped the South Carolina Aquarium raise nearly $20,000 already this year to support our mission and…
Jun
27
Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Remley’s Point, Mt. Pleasant, SC Arrival Date: 06/22/2014 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.4 kg (~5 lb.) Case History This little sea turtle is the second Kemp’s ridley admitted this month after being caught on hook-and-line by a recreational fisherman. A nearby resident safely confined this…
Jun
27
Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Garden City, SC Arrival Date: 06/07/2014 Age: Juvenile Weight: 32.4 kg (~72 lb.) Case History Emaciated, lethargic, and near death, this juvenile loggerhead stranded on the beach near Calhoun Street in Garden City. Local S.C.U.T.E. nesting beach volunteers assisted with the timely rescue and transport…
Jun
25
Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Edisto Beach State Park Environmental Learning Center fishing pier Arrival Date: 06/05/2014 Age: Juvenile Weight: 4.8 kg (~11 lb.) Case History A fisherman at Edisto Beach State Park captured this small juvenile Kemp’s ridley on hook-and-line, an occurrence which is becoming more common as…
Jun
25
Name: Shannon Howard Occupation: Senior Biologist With the South Carolina Aquarium since: 2003 as a volunteer and 2005 as a staff member Hometown: Ottawa, Ohio When I was a kid, I wanted to be: an environmentalist. I was always outside and wanted to save the planet. I work at the…
Jun
11
CHARLESTON, S.C. — June 9, 2014 — It is a happy ending for a small sea turtle found lifeless in a Lowcountry saltmarsh. This past January a family found Amelia, a 10-pound juvenile green sea turtle, cold and lethargic in a marsh on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. The family…
Jun
04
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Hilton Head Island Arrival Date: 05/14/2014 Age: Juvenile Weight: 28.4 kg Case History The third sea turtle to strand alive this past week was found near Hilton Head Island, a location where a significant number of our sea turtle hospital patients have been rescued from…
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