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S.C. Encyclopedia | The loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), a threatened species, was named the state reptile in an act signed by Gov. Carroll Campbell on June 1, 1988. Recognizing the loggerhead as “an important part of the marine ecosystem” and that South Carolina’s coastline provides “some of the most pristine nesting areas” for the turtle on the East Coast, the General Assembly declared that the state’s responsibility is “to preserve and protect our wildlife and natural resources.”
Not only are loggerhead turtles the state’s reptile, as highlighted in today’s history tidbit, but the new Zucker Family Sea Turtle Recovery center at the S.C. Aquarium will next year to serve as a living exhibit and interactive learning landscape. The exhibit will present the remarkable journey from rescue to rehabilitation to release experienced by each of the Aquarium’s turtle patients. The center will allow visitors to share in the as well as learn about issues like water quality, marine debris and plastics consumption. Learn more. (Photo provided by S.C. Aquarium.)
This sea turtle at the S.C. Aquarium is having a ball swimming in the big tank. Some fun facts according to the Aquarium: Sea turtles have small brains and are opportunistic feeders who eat just about anything. Loggerheads are the state reptile. Loggerheads, classified as threatened since 1978, have lived on earth for about 150 million years — before even the times of dinosaurs. Photo by Courtenay Brack.
Four lectures offered by the Holland Lifelong Learning initiative at the S.C. Aquarium between now and February will focus on issues that directly impact the oceans and Lowcountry. Lectures will include talks on sharks, the saltmarsh, seafood, and why zoos and aquariums matter. Also: No offshore drilling, natural history at Charleston Museum, MUSC patents, BAR report.
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