green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Boatmeadow, Eastham, MA Arrival Date: 12/05/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 2.0 kg (~4.4 lb.) Case History McCann is one of ten sea turtles transferred to the Sout Carolina Aquarium's (SCA)Sea Turtle Hospital on December 5th, 2012, from the New England Aquarium (NEAq). All ten turtles originally…
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Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Sandy Neck Beach, Barnstable, MA Arrival Date: 12/05/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 4 kg (~ 9 lb.) Case History Davis is one of ten sea turtles transferred to the South Carolina Aquarium’s (SCA) Sea Turtle Hospital on December 5th, 2012, from the New England Aquarium…
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Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: East of Cape Cod Canal, Sandwich, MA Arrival Date: 12/05/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 1.6 kg (~3.5 lb.) Case History Cape Cod is one of ten sea turtles transferred to the South Carolina Aquarium's (SCA) Sea Turtle Hospital on December 5th, 2012, from the New…
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Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Sandy Neck, Barnstable, MA Arrival Date: 12/05/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 2.4 kg (~5 lb.) Case History Turbo is one of ten sea turtles transferred to the South Carolina Aquarium's(SCA) Sea Turtle Hospital on December 5th, 2012, from the New England Aquarium (NEAq). All ten…
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Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Crowe's Pasture, Dennis, MA Arrival Date: 12/05/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 2.32 kg (~5 lb.) Case History Crowe is one of more than 230 live sea turtles that stranded as part of an unprecedented mass cold-stunning event in Massachusetts during November and December 2012. Thanks…
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Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Saint's Landing, Brewster, MA Arrival Date: 12/05/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 1.3 kg (~3 lb.) Case History Saint is one of more than 230 live sea turtles that stranded as part of an unprecedented mass cold-stunning event in Massachusetts during November and December 2012. Thanks…
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Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Corporation Beach, Dennis, MA Arrival Date: 12/05/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 4 kg (~ 9 lb.) Case History Dennis is one of ten sea turtles transferred to the South Carolina Aquarium’s (SCA) Sea Turtle Hospital on December 5th, 2012, from the New England Aquarium (NEAq).…
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green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Bristol Marina, Charleston, SC Arrival Date: 11/13/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 3.52 kg (~8 lb.) Case History Local community members at Bristol Marina in downtown Charleston, SC, teamed together to rescue this little green from the space in between their floating docks. November strandings are rare…
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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 Center noticed something small floating in the water around the dock at Mingo Point and, luckily, decided to investigate. The…
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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 call to rescue a loggerhead turtle that sustained severe stingray barb wounds in two flippers while being brought onboard the…
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