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Posts Tagged: Loggerhead

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... read more →
    Jul 10

    Lady

    Weight: 43.3 kg (~95 pounds) Case History This severely emaciated sub-adult loggerhead was found floating in the water near Lady’s Island, SC. Boaters observed that this turtle was covered in barnacles and was not behaving normally; as such, they made the right decision to report this sick loggerhead to the... read more →
      Apr 10
        Oct 09

        Loggerhead “Pluff” Being Released on October 10th!

        "Pluff," a 65-pound loggerhead sea turtle treated by the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Rescue Program, will be released this Thursday, October 10, 2013 at the Folly Beach County Park. The public is invited to come out to watch as Pluff returned the ocean at 4:30 p.m. The release is... read more →
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