Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Pritchards Island in Beaufort County Arrival Date: June 21, 2016 Age: Juvenile Weight: 28 lbs Case History Discovered on Pritchards Island in Beaufort County, this young green sea... read more →
Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Apache Pier, a fishing pier in Myrtle Beach Arrival Date: June 23, 2016 Age: Juvenile Weight: 4.8 lbs Case History This young Kemp's ridley... read more →
Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Apache Pier, a fishing pier in Myrtle Beach Arrival Date: June 19, 2016 Age: Juvenile Weight: 3.8 lbs Case History This Kemp's ridley was... read more →
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... read more →
In celebration of World Sea Turtle Day, we’re spotlighting four of our patients in the Sea Turtle Hospital. Some sassy, some cute, some stinky, these sea turtles have enough personality... read more →
Loggerhead (Caretta Caretta) Stranding Location: Charleston Harbor Arrival Date: May 26, 2016 Age: Juvenile Weight: 45 kg (100 pounds) Case History The SC Department of Natural Resources Marine Resources Division... read more →
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... read more →
Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Found in the marsh at Hunting Beach, SC Arrival Date: 05/13/2016 Age: Juvenile Weight: 61.1kg (~140 lbs.) Case History The stranding call came in at... read more →
Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: North Litchfield, SC Arrival Date: 05/17/2016 Age: Adult female Weight: 86 kg (190 lbs.) Case History At 7:30 am on May 17th, a beach walker... read more →
Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: 5-Fathom Creek, McClellanville, SC Arrival Date: May 14, 2016 Age: Juvenile Weight: 21.8 kg (~50 lbs.) Case History Boaters enjoying Charleston’s beautiful May weather came across... read more →