Sea Turtle Rescue Program

Jan 22

Sandwich

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Sandwich, Massachusetts Arrival Date: 1/11/2016 Age: Juvenile Weight: 20.36 kg (45 lb.) Case History Sandwich marks the first patient to be admitted to the Sea Turtle Hospital (STH) in 2016! This juvenile loggerhead stranded in the town of Sandwich Massachusetts, on Sunday January 3rd, 2015.…
Jan 22

Quincy

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Sandy Neck, Massachusetts Arrival Date: 1/11/2016 Age: Juvenile Weight: 24.84 kg (55 lb.) Case History Quincy is a cold stunned juvenile loggerhead that stranded on Sandy Neck Beach Park in the town of Barnstable on Cape Cod. This minimally responsive sea turtle was transported to…
Jan 22

Chaz

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Brewster, Massachusetts Arrival Date: 1/11/2016 Age: Juvenile Weight: 18.54 kg (41 lb.) Case History This cold-stunned loggerhead was found stranded in Brewster, Massachusetts and taken to New England Aquarium (NEAq) for treatment of hypothermia. After a week of supportive care, this turtle was deemed stable…
Nov 24

Sea Turtle Rescue Program Volunteer Improves Turtle’s Vision

Since 2007, Sea Turtle Rescue Program volunteer Barb Gobien has dedicated countless hours to the health and well-being of our sea turtle patients. Her most recent contribution exemplifies her generous and caring spirit. This September, a loggerhead named Boyles was declared non-releasable due to blindness from a boat strike. Determined…
Oct 19

Jammin’ 4 Jammer Raises $20,000 for Sea Turtle Rescue Program

On September 23, the Island Turtle Team hosted their annual Jammin’ 4 Jammer event at The Windjammer on Isle of Palms. In 2011, members of the Island Turtle Team rescued a severely debilitated loggerhead, who would later be named Jammer due his/her stranding in front of the Windjammer. After a…
Oct 04

Price Regains Vision After Five Months of Blindness

The South Carolina Aquarium saved the life of Price, a severely debilitated loggerhead that stranded in early May, but with a diagnosis of severe bilateral cataracts, it would take someone else to save his/her future. The blind turtle would not have a chance of surviving in the wild without greater…
Aug 20

Sea Turtle Release Fast Facts

Seeing a rehabilitated turtle being released back into the wild is one of the most rewarding moments for everyone involved in the Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Care Center. Sea turtle releases are truly an amazing sight to behold and represent the Sea Turtle Care Center's role in helping to ensure the future…
Aug 13

Reece

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: North Island, SC Arrival Date: 07/30/2015 Age: adult Weight: 75.7 kg (~167 pounds) Case History Brian Reece, a technician employed at Yawkey Wildlife Preserve, was out surveying for wild hogs when he came across this adult female loggerhead stuck in the sand at the high…
Aug 13

Laddy

Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Morris Island Lighthouse, Folly Beach, SC Arrival Date: 08/05/2015 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.68 kg (~6 lb.) Case History This young Kemp’s ridley was caught on hook-and-line by a fisherman near the Morris Island Lighthouse. The turtle swallowed the large hook and, thus, was in…
Aug 07

Norris

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: South Litchfield, SC Arrival Date: 08/01/2015 Age: juvenile Weight: 33.8 kg (~75 pounds) Case History Paddle boarders out enjoying South Carolina’s beautiful waterways came across this extremely sick and lethargic loggerhead in South Litchfield near…
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