My Visit to the Turtle Hospital

At the Turtle Hospital at the South Carolina Aquarium in
Charleston, turtles from all over the East Coast including the Gulf of
Mexico are picked up to be rehabilitated.

The types of turtles the Hospital takes in are Leather Backs,
Logger Heads, and Kinseys. The Logger Head is the most common sea
turtle they rescue. Amazingly, the Hospital has restored and released
100 sea turtles in the year 2012. In fact, some sea turtles were actually
born at the Aquarium and taken out of their exhibits so that they aren’t
eaten by other animals.

The Turtle Hospital is not only for turtles, but also a sick bay for
fish and other aquatic animals from the Aquarium as well.

When I lived at Camp St. Christopher, I was on Turtle Patrol. I
rescued and watched over the eggs until they hatched, so I wouldn’t
be surprised if some of the hatchlings I had rescued were some of the
Logger Heads at the Turtle Hospital. You should visit the Turtle Hospital in a sheltered area under the Aquarium.