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Sep 25

Charlie

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Pawley’s Island, SC Arrival Date: 09/21/2017 Age: Juvenile Weight: 1.58 kg (3.5 pounds) Case History Charlie was found stuck in pluff mud on Pawley's Island and most likely stranded at low tide. Charlie was lucky to have been found soon after high tide,…
Sep 19

Cooking with Good Catch: Lowcountry Local First

By Brian Wheat, Lowcountry Local First If you sifted through the local public television records in my hometown of Lockport, NY you might find some footage of a young Brian Wheat, big brown glasses and a chef’s hat (think Muppet chef meets Ralphie from The Christmas Story) providing a cooking…
Aug 30

Conservationists Come in All Sizes: Betty & Louis Henderson

Betty and Louis Henderson are already making their mark on the world at just 7 and 4-years old. This summer, these tiny conservationists participated in the ActKIDvist Summer Challenge, an initiative dedicated to highlighting the meaningful impact kids are having on their communities. Betty and Louis got involved with ActKIDvist…
Aug 11

Boy Sully Meets Turtle Sully

When Sully Painter was born in March of 2012, his parents had already become involved with sea turtle conservation, both as volunteers with nest protection efforts and as supporters of the Sea Turtle Care Center at the South Carolina Aquarium. So Sully was able to get an up-close-and-personal glimpse of…
Aug 04

Caldwell

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Tower Beach, Hilton Head Island, SC Arrival Date: 7/28/2017 Age: Juvenile Weight: 20.72 kg (45.5 pounds) Case History Caldwell was caught by a fisherman on Tower Beach at marker 33 on Hilton Head Island. The fishermen brought Caldwell to shore, cut the fishing line and…
Aug 01

Fluke

Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Price Inlet, near Caper's Island, SC Arrival Date: 7/23/2017 Age: Juvenile Weight: 4.8 kg (10.5 pounds) Case History Fluke was caught by a fisherman in Price Inlet near Caper's Island. Luckily, Sullivan's Island Firefighter Stephen Poole happened to be out boating and knew this…
Jul 24

Coral

Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Live Oak Landing in Edisto Beach State Park Arrival Date: 7/18/2017 Age: Subadult Weight: 15.7 kg (34.6 pounds) Case History This endangered Kemp's ridley was found offshore near Edisto Island on Tuesday afternoon. The boaters recognized that the turtle was in need of help…
Jul 24

Sheldon

Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Hilton Head Island, SC Arrival Date: 7/16/2017 Age: Adult Weight: 25.44 kg (56 pounds) Case History Sheldon was found stranded early Sunday morning on Hilton Head Island. This adult Kemp’s ridley was extremely lethargic and had an obvious boat strike wound to his carapace…
Jul 24

Gurgle

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Charleston Harbor Shipping Channel Arrival Date: 7/9/2017 Age: Juvenile Weight: 25.72 kg (56 pounds) Case History Gurgle was rescued by boaters near the jetties in the Charleston Harbor Shipping Channel, after he was seen floating with a severe boat strike injury to his carapace (top…
Jul 12
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