Posts Tagged: Charleston

Apr 29

Lady Lisa

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: North Litchfield, SC Arrival Date: 04/29/2008 Age: subadult Weight: 58.2 kg Case History This loggerhead was found on North Litchfield in the surf and was easily captured by turtle team members. After coming to the Aquarium's turtle hospital, blood was taken and antibiotics and fluids…
Apr 29

North Litchfield

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: North Litchfield, SC Arrival Date: 04/29/2008 Age: subadult Weight: 58.2 kg Case History This loggerhead was found on North Litchfield in the surf and was easily captured by turtle team members. After coming to the Aquarium's turtle hospital, blood was taken and antibiotics and fluids…
Oct 13

Murrells Inlet

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Murrells Inlet, SC Arrival Date: 10/13/2007 Age: juvenile Weight: 27kg Case History This little loggerhead has 2 boat strike fractures on the top of the carapace. Had the strike been any deeper it would have probably hit the spine. The turtle was healthy prior to…
Jul 31

Stingray

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Caught by DNR research vessel, the Lady Lisa Arrival Date: 07/31/2007 Age: subadult Case History Stingray barbs punctured flipper and hind. Treatment Topical treatment for wounds, iron and calcium vitamins in food, live blue crabs. Updates We are waiting for blood cultures to come back.…
Jul 31

DeBordieu

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: DeBordieu Beach in Georgetown County, SC Arrival Date: 07/31/2007 Age: Adult female Weight: 138.6 kg (305 pounds) Case History This big mama nested on the beach and then didn't move into the ocean for hours. She has a very fresh wound in her carapace with…
Jul 24

Harbor Island

Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Harbor Island, SC Arrival Date: 07/24/2007 Age: juvenile Weight: 2.7 kg (6.0 pounds) Case History Caught by fisherman on hook and line; brought to Charleston by SCDNR. Put under anesthesia to extract the hook deeply embedded in toungue. Turtle otherwise looks great and can…
Jul 13

Folly

Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Folly Beach, SC Arrival Date: 07/13/2007 Age: juvenile Weight: 1.92 kg (4.2 pounds) Case History Folly was caught by hook and line on the Folly beach fishing pier. It appears that the turtle's front left flipper was entangled in the fishing line because there…
Jul 11

Wadmalaw

Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Wadmalaw Island, SC Arrival Date: 07/11/2007 Age: juvenile Weight: 1.96 kg (4.3 pounds) Case History This is our second really small Kemp's ridley sea turtle caught on hook and line by a fisherman on Wadmalaw Island in a week! The hook was lodged in…
Jul 05

Little Edisto

Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Edisto Beach, SC Arrival Date: 07/05/2007 Age: juvenile Weight: 1.5 kg (3.3 pounds) Case History The surgery to remove the hook was successful and the prognosis is very good! Treatment Endoscopic surgery to remove the hook, antibiotics, vitamins and TLC!. Updates 31 July 2007:…
May 26

Edisto

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Edisto Island, SC Arrival Date: 05/26/2007 Age: over 30 years (adult male) Weight: 140 kg (304 lbs) Case History This turtle was spotted off of Sullivans Island about 2 weeks ago but despite efforts of DNR and SCA staff, was not able to be rescued.…
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