sea turtles

Seven young sea turtle patients are admitted to the Sea Turtle Care Center in Charleston, suffering from everything from ingested plastic to hooked flippers.

The SC Aquarium has released its 400th rehabilitated sea turtle.

Warmer ocean temperatures are luring sea turtles farther north, leaving them stranded and hypothermic during winter months.

South Carolina wildlife officials are reporting the discovery of the season's first sea turtle nest. Monday's finding comes one day after the official start of the 2022 turtle nesting season. WCSC-TV reports the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources said staff with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found loggerhead sea turtle tracks on Lighthouse Island in the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge. Four sea turtle species nest on South Carolina beaches: loggerheads, greens, Kemp's ridleys, and leatherbacks. All four are classified as endangered or threatened and are protected under the Endangered Species Act. People who violate federal law by harming or interfering with sea turtles or their nests can face up to $25,000 in fines and a year's imprisonment.

This time of the year, there are a lot of things to celebrate, but keep in mind when planning your celebrations that releasing balloons as part of your…

It’s the first week of May and you know what that means: Sea Turtle nesting season has begun! Typically, you’ll see loggerhead turtles on the South…

In the past year, 38 sick or injured sea turtles have been rescued or rehabilitated at the sea turtle hospital operated by the South Carolina Aquarium in…

In the past year, 38 sick or injured sea turtles have been rescued and rehabilitated at the sea turtle hospital operated by the South Carolina Aquarium in…