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Posts Tagged: Animal Care

Apr 29
Green sea turtle looking incredibly ill, covered in barnacles and algae, and hooked up to an IV

Jade

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location:  North Cape Island, Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, SC Arrival Date: April 18, 2021 Age: Juvenile Weight:: 6 lbs (3 kgs) Case History Jade was found stranded on North Cape Island in Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge by a boater who... read more →
    Aug 31

    Ed

    Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Cherry Grove Pier, Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 8/13/2019 Age: Juvenile Weight: 10.5 lbs Case History Ed was hooked by a fisherman on Tuesday, August 13, 2019. A group of women on the pier assisted in getting Ed to the beach. They saw that Ed had braided... read more →
      Aug 16

      Shenzi

      Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Kiawah Island, SC Arrival Date: 8/6/2019 Age: Juvenile Weight: 9.5 lbs Case History Shenzi was hooked by a surf fisherman early in the afternoon on Tuesday, August 8, 2019. Cindy Lockhart, a South Carolina Department of Natural Resources permit holder responded to... read more →
        Jul 01

        Sarafina

        Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Cherry Grove Fishing Pier, North Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 6/22/2019 Age: Juvenile Weight: 3.08 kgs (7 pounds) Case History Sarafina was caught on hook and line at the Cherry Grove Fishing Pier in North Myrtle Beach. The fisherman removed the hook, but was concerned for... read more →
          Jul 01

          Rafiki

          Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Cherry Grove Fishing Pier, North Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 6/23/2019 Age: Juvenile Weight: 3.85 kgs (8.5 pounds) Case History On an early Sunday morning, Rafiki was caught on hook-and-line at the Cherry Grove Fishing Pier in North Myrtle Beach. Rafiki appeared to have swallowed the... read more →
            Jun 10

            Banzai

            Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Hunting Island State Park, SC Arrival Date: 6/3/19 Age: Adult female Weight: 118.6 kgs (260 pounds) Case History Banzai was spotted stranded on a sand bar at low tide by visitors to Hunting Island State Park. When the visitors approached, they noticed some... read more →
              Jun 07

              Scar

              Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach State Park Pier, SC Arrival Date: 5/27/2019 Age: Juvenile Weight:2.0 kgs (4.4 pounds) Case History Scar was accidentally hooked at the Myrtle Beach State Park Pier. Thankfully, a fisherman pulled him up using a dip net as the hook... read more →
                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... read more →
                  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... read more →
                    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.... read more →
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