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SCDNR Marine Turtle Conservation Program The SCDNR Marine Turtle Conservation Program is responsible for managing and protecting sea turtles in the state of South Carolina, USA. This program has several all encompassing components: management, monitoring, research, and education. More specifically this program provides technical expertise on anthropogenic activities that have the potential to impact sea turtles (i.e., nourishment, dredging), locates and protects sea turtle nests (~300 km of coastline), documents strandings, performs necropsies on fresh dead strandings, works with the SC Aquarium to provide rehablitation for live strandings, monitors nearshore waters for leatherbacks, and provides as much education, outreach and exchange of scientific information as time allows. Working with sea turtles since 2000

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SCDNR Marine Turtle Conservation Program

The SCDNR Marine Turtle Conservation Program is responsible for managing and protecting sea turtles in the state of South Carolina, USA. This program has several all encompassing components: management, monitoring, research, and education. More specifically this program provides technical expertise on anthropogenic activities that have the potential to impact sea turtles (i.e., nourishment, dredging), locates and protects sea turtle nests (~300 km of coastline), documents strandings, performs necropsies on fresh dead strandings, works with the SC Aquarium to provide rehablitation for live strandings, monitors nearshore waters for leatherbacks, and provides as much education, outreach and exchange of scientific information as time allows.

Working with sea turtles since 2000

Chelonia Wildlife Rehabilitation & Release

PO Box 5316, Broome, WA, Australia

Description:

Chelonia specializes in the rehabilitation of birds and reptiles, including sea snakes and sea turles. Chelonia provides the only permanent, no-commercial rehabilitation facility catering to sea turtles in Western Australia which represents 1/3rd of the continent.

Chelonia generally admits greens, hawksbills, and flatbacks, although several loggerheads and one olive ridley have been admitted over the years.

Most patients admitted are suffering from floating syndrome and the release rate is around 70-80%.

Organization Type: Non-governmental, Non-profit

Activities: Education, Rehabilitation

Submitted: 2008-04-24 22:53:25
Last Modified: 2014-07-11 07:43:06

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