Turtle Love: Share the Beach
During the late spring and early summer, mama sea turtles lumber onto the shores of Charleston at night to lay their eggs – often more than 100 in a single nest. The tiny hatchlings emerge between July and October. As you’re visiting Charleston’s area beaches, be careful of the sea turtle nests and never disturb […]
When Visiting Charleston Beaches, Watch for Turtles
The area’s first loggerhead sea turtle lumbered onto the shore at Seabrook Island to lay the first eggs of the nesting season. The mother sea turtle deposited her 166 eggs appropriately on Mother’s Day, which is usually the time of year the first nests are discovered on the beaches. Sea turtle nesting season continues through […]