Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Charleston Harbor Shipping Channel Arrival Date: 7/9/2017 Age: Juvenile Weight: 25.72 kg (56 pounds) Case History Gurgle was rescued by boaters near the jetties in... read more →
Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Found in water in Charleston Shipping Channel Arrival Date: 6/29/2017 Age: Adult Weight: 73 kg (160 pounds) Case History Jacobs was found in the Charleston... read more →
Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach State Park, SC Arrival Date: 6/27/2017 Age: Juvenile Weight: 1.28 kg (2.8 pounds) Case History This small juvenile Kemp's ridley was hooked... read more →
Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempi) Stranding Location: Apache Pier, Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 6/10/2017 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.46 kg (5.4 pounds) Case History Ucee was hooked by a fisherman on... read more →
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... read more →
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.... read more →
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... read more →
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... read more →
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... read more →
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... read more →