CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – In honor of Wild Turtle Week, it’s time to spotlight our shelled neighborhood locals!

Sea Turtle Nesting season kicked off on May 1st, and already the numbers are higher than normal.

FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCIV) — The South Carolina Aquarium released six Kemp's ridley sea turtles Tuesday at Folly Beach County Park. The six turtles spent time in the Sea Turtle Care Center removing and ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — As many people set off for spring break road trips and Easter vacation, the South Carolina Aquarium took a road trip of their own to release five flippered passengers back ...

PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. — The first sea turtle of the season to come ashore on Pawley’s Island was recorded on Monday morning, according to reports from WPDE. The South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts ...

A rare, endangered sea turtle was accidentally caught from a Myrtle Beach fishing pier. What to do if you hook an unintended ...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Biologists say the sea turtle season in South Carolina has gotten an early start and a visit from a type of turtle seen less than once a decade. The Department of Natural ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina authorities are urging the public to take appropriate action if they come across "cold-stunned" sea animals on the coast in the coming days, noting that ...

Humans aren’t the only Lowcountry residents feeling the cold. The South Carolina Aquarium’s first admission of the year is a cold-stunned green sea turtle. The juvenile was found by a beach walker Jan ...

A rare visitor is making waves both in the ocean and along the South Carolina coast. A leatherback sea turtle was spotted in the waters off Folly Beach over the weekend, marking the Lowcountry’s first ...

FOLLY BEACH — A couple hundred people crowded on the beach, hoping to catch a glimpse of five sea turtles being released into the ocean. The South Carolina Aquarium on Aug. 27 released five juvenile ...