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That number — a preliminary figure of 525,540 emerged eggs — tells the success of a largely volunteer program that has helped to bring the loggerhead back from a threatening decline.
Saturday, November 30, 2019
Endangered Loggerheads Begin a Comeback
Good news! In 2016, 6,446 loggerhead sea turtle nests were laid on South Carolina beaches. This year, 8,857 nests were.
That number — a preliminary figure of 525,540 emerged eggs — tells the success of a largely volunteer program that has helped to bring the loggerhead back from a threatening decline.
That number — a preliminary figure of 525,540 emerged eggs — tells the success of a largely volunteer program that has helped to bring the loggerhead back from a threatening decline.
Friday, November 22, 2019
Sunday, November 10, 2019
Friday, November 1, 2019
Painted Turtles
The painted turtle is an aquatic turtle species most commonly found in and around slow moving bodies of water. This fella is of the Eastern Painted variety.
Generally, female painted turtles grow to be larger (about one foot) than their male counterparts. When provided with a proper diet and care, painted turtles can live for 25 to 30 years, with some of the oldest living to be nearly fifty.
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