green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Mingo Point, Kiawah Island, SC Arrival Date: 10/23/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 1.9 kg (~4 lb.) Case History Inquisitive naturalists from Kiawah Island's Night Heron Nature... read more →
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Trawl capture near North Island, SC Arrival Date: 10/19/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 44 kg (97 lb.) Case History SCA staff responded to a late night... read more →
green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Folly River, SC Arrival Date: 10/14/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 6 kg (~13 lb.) Case History Nearly all of our turtles undergoing rehabilitation for boat strikes... read more →
Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Bird Key, SC Arrival Date: 09/24/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 4.43 kg (~10 lb) Case History Thanks to a concerned fisherman with a dip net,... read more →
green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Edisto, SC Arrival Date: 08/26/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 8.06 kg (~18 lb.) Case History This little green sea turtle was rescued from the water by... read more →
Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Edisto, SC Arrival Date: 08/01/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 2.3 kg (~5 lb.) Case History This juvenile Kemp's ridley is one of the smallest turtles... read more →
Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach State Park, SC Arrival Date: 07/10/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 2.7 kg (6 lb.) Case History This little 2.7 kg (6 lb.) Kemp's... read more →
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: In-water capture near Bulls Bay, SC Arrival Date: 06/18/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 25.64 kg (57 lb) Case History The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources... read more →
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Fishing Pier at Folly Beach, SC Arrival Date: 06/16/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 27.78 kg (~61 lb) Case History This vibrant little loggerhead has survival skills... read more →
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: In water near Isle of Palms, SC Arrival Date: 06/07/2012 Age: subadult Weight: 69 kg (152 lb) Case History This subadult loggerhead was originally captured... read more →