Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Live Oak Landing in Edisto Beach State Park Arrival Date: 7/18/2017 Age: Subadult Weight: 15.7 kg (34.6 pounds) Case History This endangered Kemp's ridley was found offshore near Edisto Island on Tuesday afternoon. The boaters recognized that the turtle was in need of help…
Jul
24
Jun
06
Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Pawley's Island Creek, SC Arrival Date: 5/28/2017 Age: Sub-adult Weight: 45.6 kg (100.3 pounds) Case History Gary was rescued by kayakers on Pawley's Island, SC. The rescuers had just finished a paddling trip on Pawley's Island Creek and were driving down the highway, when they…
May
15
Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Seabrook Island, SC Arrival Date: 05/3/17 Age: Juvenile Weight: 48 kg (105.8 pounds) Case History Early Wednesday morning, during a nesting survey, Lauryn Gilmer and two other members of the Seabrook Island Turtle Patrol stumbled across a sick and injured loggerhead sea turtle.…
Apr
14
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: MacKay Creek, Hilton Head Island, SC Arrival Date: 4/9/2017 Age: Juvenile Weight: 30 lbs Case History Pearl was found by a fisherman in MacKay Creek near Hilton Head Island. Pearl's right front flipper was entangled in monofilament line at the base of the…
Nov
24
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
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…
Jul
10
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…
Mar
10
CHARLESTON, S.C. (March 9, 2015) - For the first time in South Carolina, a live leatherback sea turtle washed ashore and was admitted to the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Hospital. The turtle, found stranded on Yawkey South Island Reserve near Georgetown, S.C. Saturday, March 7, is one of the…
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