Two endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles are back in the wild after successful rehabilitation by the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Rescue Program. The juvenile sea turtles, Prescott and Kingsbury,... read more →
Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Bohicket Creek, SC Arrival Date: 06/20/2015 Age: Juvenile Weight: 5.56 kg (~12 lb.) Case History This critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle was found... read more →
Caretta is the Aquarium’s resident loggerhead and favorite among visitors and staff. This big sea turtle has a big personality and is known to steal the spotlight during daily dive... read more →
Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Barnstable, MA Arrival Date: 12/10/2014 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.2 kg Case History Massey is one of four sea turtles transferred from the New England... read more →
Every year in early December, a few Sea Turtle Rescue Program staff and volunteers make the trek down to The Turtle Hospital in the Florida Keys for a sea turtle... read more →
I was surprised to learn about the health problem of my favorite patient when I first started my internship with the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Rescue Program. She is... read more →
"Pluff," a 65-pound loggerhead sea turtle treated by the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Rescue Program, will be released this Thursday, October 10, 2013 at the Folly Beach County Park.... read more →
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: RV Lady Lisa, SCDNR research vessel outside of Hilton Head Island Arrival Date: 06/20/2013 Age: adult Weight: 97.1 kg (~215 lb.) Case History Miss Royal,... read more →
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Hilton Head Island, SC Arrival Date: 06/20/2013 Age: juvenile Weight: 28.0 kg (~ 62 lb.) Case History This young loggerhead was found stuck in the... read more →
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: DeBordieu Beach, SC Arrival Date: 06/20/2013 Age: juvenile Weight: 32.0 kg (~71 lb.) Case History Nud was the second of three stranded loggerhead turtles to... read more →