COLUMBIA, S.C.— Gov. Henry McMaster has signed a bill that bans the commercial trade of native turtles in South Carolina. Following advocacy by the Center for Biological Diversity, Turtle Survival ...

COLUMBIA, S.C.— Gov. Henry McMaster has signed a bill that bans the commercial trade of native turtles in South Carolina. Following advocacy by the Center for Biological Diversity, Turtle Survival ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – As stranding season begins, the South Carolina Aquarium said it has seen a large uptick in sea turtle admissions to its Turtle Care Center in recent weeks.

While sea turtles are present in South Carolina waters all year, according to Weeks, rapid water temperature changes can cold-stun the animals. “They essentially go into a sea turtle version of ...

Hilton Head Island's Sea Turtle Patrol warns that cold-stunned sea turtles could wash ashore in coming days. Here's what to ...

The Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network has announced the return of their W.A.V.E. Workshops (Wildlife Awareness & Viewing ...

Scores of sea turtles stunned by cold temperatures along the North Carolina coast have died, officials said. The North Carolina State University Center for Marine Sciences and Technology took in ...