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Man pleads guilty to illegally importing green sea turtle head

BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WTOC) - Federal prosecutors have charged a man with illegally importing the head of a green sea turtle — a species protected under CITES and the Endangered Species Act. The ...
The Island Packet

The numbers are in. How many nests did sea turtles lay on Hilton Head this year?

The first sea turtle nest of the season was named Wednesday in honor of recently deceased Hilton Head hotel manager Jay Wiendl. Sea Turtle Patrol Hilton Head Hilton Head’s sea turtle moms have done ...
The Island Packet

Sea turtles are nesting on Hilton Head again. Here’s how you can help them

Sea turtles are nesting along Hilton Head Island’s beaches, and they’ll continue to all summer. That’s why you may have seen fenced-off plots on the beach. These sea turtles are Loggerheads, a species ...
Post and Courier

Popular Hilton Head hotel and volunteers 'put the beach to bed' to protect nesting turtles

HILTON HEAD ISLAND — Several volunteers gathered near the Tiki Hut Bar on Coligny Beach June 11. They leaned in close to hear Sea Turtle Patrol volunteer Cindy Green over the live music and hordes of ...
WTVD

World's most endangered sea turtles hatch on Hilton Head Island

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (WTVD) -- Town officials on Hilton Head Island tweeted about some exciting news Thursday: the hatching of several critically endangered sea turtles. The Kemp's ridley ...