Injured Sea Turtles Make Triumphant Return to the Ocean

Aquarium releases 5 sea turtles at Folly Beach - Charleston City Paper

MORNING HEADLINES  | Five rescued Kemp’s ridley sea turtles – Seashore Mallow, Sunflower, Marigold, Hyacinth and Sweet Caroline – dove into the ocean Wednesday during a special event attended by about 200 people.  The post Aquarium releases 5 sea turtles at Folly Beach appeared first on Charleston City Paper.

South Carolina Aquarium releases five rehabilitated sea turtles back into the ocean

South Carolina Aquarium staff released five Kemp’s ridley sea turtles into the ocean on Folly Beach after rehabilitating them. All five were caught by fishhooks and recovered with no complications.

Community gathers to support sea turtle conservation efforts at Folly Beach release event

The South Carolina Aquarium continues its ongoing sea turtle rehab and release. On Wednesday the aquarium and its Sea Turtle Care Center brought its number of r

Injured sea turtles make triumphant return to the ocean

FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCBD) - The waves welcomed back five sea turtles Wednesday as they returned to the ocean, each one released by the South Carolina Aquarium after special care and recovery. All five juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtles—Seashore Mellow, Sunflower, Marigold, Hyacinth, and Sweet Caroline—were accidentally caught by fishermen off the coast of South Carolina earlier this summer, according to the South Carolina Aquarium. The turtles we…