DNR Announces 2010 SC Sea Turtle Nesting Results
The SCDNR Marina Turtle Program announced: Sea turtle nesting this year ended on a positive note. We had 3141 loggerhead, 6 green and 3 leatherback nests on project beaches. This…
Loggerhead Inventory (and Possible Hatchling Release) Scheduled for Tuesday
The Dewees Island Turtle Team announced that there’ll be an Inventory for Nest #2 on Tuesday August 3rd at 7:30PM. Nest #2 is located north of Osprey Walk about half…
Dewees Island Sea Turtle Conservation Book by Judy Drew Fairchild
Dewees Island Sea Turtle Conservation by Judy Drew Fairchild
More reports on Beach Accretion (Growth)
We aren't the only ones to notice that the beach has grown both horizontally and vertically since late June. Here's the text of a report by Gary McGraw from August…
Loggerhead Hatchling Rescue
On Sunday, several sharp-eyed anglers on the ferry dock spied loggerhead turtle babies being swept repeatedly into the dock. They had clearly hatched recently, but were swimming their hardest against…
Dewees Turtle Team Report
Gary McGraw, Turtle Team leader, says... Summary 15 Nests 19 False Crawls First nest “Dottie” emerges ! This is an update to July 24thth. This is the exciting time of…
Turtle Team Update – June 30
Dewees Turtle Team leader, Gary McGraw, says, This is an update to June 30th. Nick found nest #10 near Caper’s Inlet. Mama laid just over a low dune but in…
Latest Turtle Update
Turtle Team Leader, Gray McGraw says, Summary: 4 Nests 8 False Crawls This is an update to June 15th. Toone [bless her heart] was able to find the original…
Turtle Team Week 3 Report
Gary McGraw, head of the Dewees Turtle Team, reports... This is an update for Week Three. We’ve had two more nests. Anne Anderson discovered a nest June 3rd near Ancient…
Turtle Maps and News
SeaTurtle.org is posting cool maps of the turtle nesting activity in South Carolina. Click here to see the South Carolina state-wide turtle map. Click here to see the Dewees turtle…