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Nests: 181 False Crawls: 116
2019 - Nests: 351 False Crawls: 315​
​2018 - Nests: 109 False Crawls: 93
​2017 - Nests: 153 False Crawls: 129
2016 - Nests: 240 False Crawls: 145

Happy Turtle News!

8/25/2016

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The Charleston Sea Turtle Hospital had another release yesterday. There were two loggerheads released back to the ocean, marking their 200th release!

The turtles released were Marsh & Moon.

Marsh is a juvenile, weighing approximately 140 lbs. Marsh had an unfortunate encounter with a hungry shark. There were several bite wounds to all four flippers, with about a third of the front left flipper missing. Marsh had a speedy three-month recovery in the turtle hospital.

Moon is a juvenile, weighing approximately 70 lbs. Moon had a case of Debilitated Turtle Syndrome - emaciated from not eating for months, a heavy load of epibionts  and algae (indicating Moon may have been floating for quite some time), and extreme lethargy. Moon was in the hospital for 5 months and responded well to treatment!

The information provided about the sea turtles was found on the South Carolina Aquarium website. You can ready more by clicking the link below:
SCA Aquarium
If you would like to read a news article about the release you can find it by clicking the link below:

News Article
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    Sea Turtle Specialist 
    Edisto Beach State Park
    8377 State Cabin Road
    Edisto Island, SC, 29438

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