Sea Turtle Rescue Program

Jun 07

JJ

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Garden City Pier, Murrells Inlet, SC Arrival Date: 5/18/2019 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.02 kg (4.4 pounds) Case History This juvenile green sea turtle was accidentally caught on hook and line off the Garden City Pier. The fisherman hooked JJ by the…
Jun 07

Blue

Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, McClellanville, SC Arrival Date: 5/27/2019 Age: Adult Male Weight: 93.5 kgs (206 pounds) Case History An injured loggerhead was found by South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) biologist Mary Catherine Martin while she was completing…
May 28

Sarabi

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Cape Island, Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, McClellanville, SC Arrival Date: 5/25/2019 Age: Adult Weight: 132 kg (290 pounds) Case History Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge staff and volunteers were finishing up their day doing nesting surveys when they spotted a sea turtle struggling nearby.…
May 28

Timon

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach State Park, SC Arrival Date: 5/11/2019 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.7 kg (6 pounds) Case History Timon was found stranded by Myrtle Beach State Park rangers who were out doing sea turtle nest inventories. Park rangers observed how weak and thin Timon…
May 24

Simba

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Mt. Gilead Canal, Murrells Inlet, SC Arrival Date: 5/18/2019 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.09 kg (4.6 pounds) Case History Peter Gerace found a tiny green sea turtle at the mouth of the Mt. Gilead Canal in Murrells Inlet, SC. Peter initially saw Simba struggling…
May 09

Pumbaa

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Factory Creek off Beaufort River, Beaufort, SC Arrival Date: 5/4/2019 Age: Juvenile Weight: 3.99 kg (8.8 pounds) Case History Butch and Caroline Mumma were on their dock in Beaufort, SC when they noticed friend, Stuart Harvey, in his boat circling something not far…
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 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…
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