Dewees Island Wildlife
If you find injured or dead animals on Dewees Island, please immediately contact:
- Lori Sheridan Wilson, 843-569-3994 (Monday – Friday 8 am – 4:30 pm)
- Public Safety, 843-296-4952
- Gary McGraw, (only call for sea turtles nesting on the beach, injured or dead sea turtles, whales, manatees, or dolphins), Gary’s numbers are avialable in the Dewees Directory.
Call the above people first in the event of all wildlife related emergencies (in the order listed). If you cannot get in touch with the above people please immediately refer to the following information:
| Animal | Problem | What to do | Who to Call |
| Raccoon | Acting strangely or unable to free itself from harmful objects (soda can) | Record the location of the animal, the time, and an accurate description and give to an Environmental Staff person. | |
| Alligator | In the road | Remain in the vicinity of the animal until it has cleared the road | |
| Alligator | At the crab dock | If the alligator is within sight of the crab dock people on the dock must remove their lines and immediately leave the area | |
| Alligator | Being harassed or fed by people | Harassing and feeding alligators is against the law, contact the DNR immediately | DNR Wildlife Officer843-817-0004 |
| Bird | Injured, sick, or unable to fly | Remain with the animal until assistance arrives or record the location of the animal, the time, and an accurate description and give to an Environmental Staff person. If the bird needs immediate medical attention (bleeding, broken bone, etc) please use the contact list in the next column. |
Shorebirds, wading birds, song birds-
843-884-7387
843-216-7554 Birds of prey (hawks, owls, osprey)-
843-886-8733 |
| Snake or Glass Lizard (legless lizard) | On the road | Do not attempt to handle or relocate venomous snakesRemain in the vicinity of the snake or lizard until it has cleared the road | ||
| Sea Turtle | Injured, dead, or stranded on the beach | Remain with the animal until assistance arrives. Do not touch the animal. |
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| Dolphin, Whale, or Manatee | Injured, dead, or stranded on the beach | Remain with the animal until assistance arrives. Do not touch the animal. |
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| Sea Turtle | In the impoundment | Record the location of the animal, what time you saw it and an accurate description, give to an Environmental Staff person. |
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| Turtle | Nesting in the road | Record the location of the turtle, what time you saw it and an accurate description, give to an Environmental Staff person.Do not disturb the turtle, allow the turtle to dig her nest and lay her eggs.
Remain near the turtle until she has finished nesting to keep carts from hitting her. Place an orange cone over the nest cavity to mark the location. |
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Turtle Team Members (numbers available from Dewees Directory):
Gary McGraw
Judy Fairchild
Brucie Harry
Toone Lapham
Gary McGraw
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