Currents

May 09

Iggy

Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach State Park Pier, SC Arrival Date: 4/30/2019 Age: Juvenile Weight: 16.16 kg (36.2 pounds) Case History Myrtle Beach State Park rangers received a call about a hooked loggerhead sea turtle at the pier. Once at the scene, state park rangers carefully…
Apr 25

Aardvark

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Hog Inlet, North Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 4/18/2019 Age: Juvenile Weight: 7.28 kg (16 lbs) Case History Chloe West, Chris Irvine, Dawson West, Elyyn Irvine and Joyce Hill were visiting the Cherry Grove beachfront on a beautiful Thursday when Chloe, an animal…
Apr 02

Nala

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: North Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 3/31/2019 Age: Juvenile Weight: 6.07 kg (13.4 pounds) Case History North Myrtle Beach Patrol Officer J. Stevens found this juvenile green sea turtle at the water line on North…
Jan 30

Mufasa

Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Sullivan's Island, SC Arrival Date: 1/25/19 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.1 kg (4.5 lbs) Case History Mufasa was found washed up on the sand covered in a thick layer of algae and barely moving. Rescuer Gil called a local turtle expert Madeline McGee whom called the…
Jan 21

Zazu

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Caper's Inlet, near Deewee's Island, SC Arrival Date: 1/7/2019 Age: Juvenile Weight: 1.98 kg (4.3 lbs) Case History This teeny tiny green sea turtle was found floating in Caper's Inlet by Captain Lee Taylor. Captain Lee Taylor, who also found Fawkes, another current…
Jan 15

Kathy

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: North Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 11/1/2017 Age: Subadult Weight: 56.26 kg (123 lbs) Case History Kathy was found by sanitation workers in the Horry County Unincorporated section of North Myrtle Beach near the waterline. Kathy was covered in barnacles and marine leeches. She was…
Dec 19

Draco Malfoy

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Orleans, MA Arrival Date: 12/11/2018 Age: Juvenile Weight: 15.8 kgs (35 lbs) Case History This adorable little loggerhead was originally found on the beach in Orleans, Massachusetts on December 4th, 2018. Draco was quickly transported to New England Aquarium to be triaged. Draco's body temperature…
Dec 19

Neville Longbottom

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Wellfleet, MA Arrival Date: 12/11/2018 Age: Juvenile Weight: 119.6 kgs (43 lbs) Case History Neville Longbottom stranded as a cold stun on a beach in Wellfleet, Massachusetts on December 4, 2018 and was quickly transported to the New England Aquarium (NEAq) to be triaged. Veterinary…
Dec 19

Lupin

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Brewster, MA Arrival Date: 12/11/2018 Age: Juvenile Weight: 20 kg (44 lbs) Case History Lupin was originally found on the beach in Brewster, Massachusetts on December 5, 2018. His body temperature was 39°F when he arrived at The New England Aquarium (NEAq). Lupin stayed at…
Dec 19

Severus Snape

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Wellfleet, MA Arrival Date: 12/11/2018 Age: Juvenile Weight: 9.7kgs (21 lbs) Case History This adorable little loggerhead was originally found on the beach in Wellfleet Massachusetts on November 28, 2018. Snape then was transported to the New England Aquarium to be triaged. Snape's body temperature…
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