Urban Wildlife

Sea turtles arrive safely at SC Aquarium

Submitted by Cameron Easley, Digital Content Director

Monday, January 16th, 2012, 11:39am

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Manatees relax near the USS Yorktown

Submitted by Cameron Easley, Digital Content Director

Friday, July 29th, 2011, 3:56pm

MOUNT PLEASANT (WCSC) - A few manatees were spotted hanging around the USS Yorktown on Friday at Patriots Point.

Thanks to the Yorktown Aviator for passing along these pictures from his blog.

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Fundraiser benefitting "Wine to Water" at Social

Submitted by Deja Knight on Wednesday, July 20th, 11:39 am

In 2004, Doc Hendley envisioned an organization that would provide clean drinking water and improved sanitation to under-developed countries all over the world. Wine to Water held their first fundraiser in Raleigh, North Carolina in February of 2004 to see if in fact it was an idea that people would respond to. The concept was originally to put on benefit wine events, such as tastings, then use all of the money raised to support water projects around the world. The first fundraiser was a great success.

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SC Aquarium to release 9 turtles at sea

Submitted by Britton Thomas, New Media Intern

Friday, June 3rd, 2011, 12:46pm

The South Carolina Aquarium's rescue program will send nine turtles back to sea today.

A 200 pound loggerhead and eight green sea turtles will be released. The turtles were found in North and South Carolina, and the aquarium helped nurse some of them back to health.

The turtles will be released at Beachwalker County Park on Kiawah Island on June 3 at 3 pm. Residents are welcome to watch the event.

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Friends of Nature Craft Festival

Submitted by bnicolai on Thursday, November 18th, 6:35 am

A craft festival to benefit Pet Helpers and Keeper of the Wild will take place on Saturday, November 20 at Brittlebank Park. Craft and food vendors will be on hand to help attendees get a jump on the holiday season.

Southern Trappers will be at the event to answer questions and give free workshops on Lowcountry wildlife.

The festival will run from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.

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SC Aquarium gets new sharks

Submitted by bnicolai on Wednesday, July 28th, 1:50 pm

The South Carolina Aquarium introduced four new fish to its main exhibit Wednesday morning. The new residents are sandbar sharks, and are now swimming with their new neighbors.

The sharks, one, a three-foot wonder, and three juveniles ranging from 18 to 24 inches, were collected by Aquarium staff members off of Dewees Island, South Carolina. The sharks have been in quarantine in the Aquarium's behind-the-scenes holding areas waiting to join other sandbar sharks and three other shark species, including nurse and sandtiger sharks, which are already swimming around in the Aquarium's largest exhibit.

Sandbar sharks can be found in the wild gliding across muddy or sandy bottoms in shallow coastal waters such as estuaries, bays, and harbors. Its fork-shaped tail allows it to swim fast to avoid its main predator, the tiger shark.

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