Hatchling is headed to the Sargasso Sea.
SCUTE head Rick Scott observes a new turtle crawl at Litchfield-by-the-Sea. SCUTE was founded in 1990.
The Sargasso Sea is a vast patch of ocean named for a genus of free-floating seaweed called Sargassum.
Vickki and Tommy Hardwick stand in front of a new nest in Garden City.
Rick Scott talks turtles at South Litchfield.
indy Huttleston - a new volunteer training to become SCDNR certified.
Mary Schneider and Judy Johnson after a turtle nest inventory in Pawleys Island.
Volunteer Joanne Urmston makes a public inventory presentation at North Litchfield.
Vickki Hardwick (left) and Terry Graham (right) on a turtle release after it was rehabilitated at the Sea Turtle Care Center.
Hatchlings are vulnerable to natural predators and human-related threats like artificial lighting, beach obstacles, development and more.
Mary Schneider helps a struggling hatchling get closer to the water.
Interpretive Park Ranger Mike Walker gears up for a trip into a salt marsh at Huntington Beach State Park.
Summer visitors get the chance to take a look at multiple hatchlings in Pawleys Island.
SCDNR’s Michelle Pate with a nest on North Island (part of the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center in Georgetown County).
A loggerhead hatchling makes its way to the water. It is estimated that only about 1 in 1,000 hatchlings survive to adulthood.
SCUTE Garden City team after an inventory – including supporters Ed Piotrowski (WPDE) and Cindy Piotrowski.
