2017 Released – Turtle Patient Boards

Mar 06

Cove

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, SC Arrival Date: 2/26/2017 Age: Juvenile Weight: 6.5 lbs Case History Cove was found floating on the water's surface by citizens in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island. Once South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) was…
Dec 15

Luke Skywalker

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Arrival Date: 11/27/2016 Stranding Location: Eastham, Massachusetts Weight: 43 pounds Case History Luke Skywalker stranded on a frigid beach in Cape Cod. Luke was extremely lethargic, with a low heart rate of about 6 beats per minute, when he arrived at New England Aquarium. Fluids, vitamins and…
Dec 15

BB-8

Green (Chelonia mydas) Arrival Date: November 27, 2016 Stranding Location: Barnstable, Massachusetts Weight: 6 pounds Lifestage: Juvenile Case History This juvenile green sea turtle arrived at the New England Aquarium with a core body temperature of only 43.2° F and a heart rate of just 6 bpm. Radiographs showed evidence of…
Jul 13

Sumter

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Found in-water in Charleston Harbor near Fort Sumter Arrival Date: June 30, 2016 Age: sub-adult Weight: ~141 lbs Case History This loggerhead was brought on board the RV Lady Lisa by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) during their annual trawl research to capture…
Jul 08

Sully

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Sullivan's Island, SC Arrival Date: June 27, 2016 Age: juvenile Weight: ~60 lbs Case History At about 1:15 pm, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) got in touch with Isle of Palms sea turtle stranding volunteers - a resident of Sullivan's Island had spotted a…
Jun 20

Briar

Loggerhead (Caretta Caretta) Stranding Location: Cherry Grove, South Carolina Arrival Date: June 8, 2016 Age: Adult Weight: 74 kg (163 pounds) Case History When this large loggerhead arrived at the South Carolina Aquarium, it was quickly unloaded from the transport vehicle to the hospital’s mobile scale. The turtle had an…
Jun 03

Awendaw

Loggerhead (Caretta Caretta) Stranding Location: Awendaw, South Carolina Age: adult female Arrival Date: May 28, 2016 Weight: 127 kg (282 pounds) Case History This large, almost 300 pound adult female loggerhead was found by nest protection volunteer, Donnie Lane, on Bulls Island, an important nesting beach in the Cape Romain…
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