Sea Turtle Rescue

Season 1
When an injured sea turtle washes up on the South Carolina coast, there's only one place for it: the South Carolina Aquarium's Sea Turtle Care Center. There, the dedicated staff treat everything from pierced shells to fish-hook injuries. Join them in their daily work bringing embattled species back to safety.
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  1. S1 E1 - Saving Kemp's Ridley Turtles

    May 22, 2017
    7min
    TV-PG
    With just over 1000 remaining in the wild, Kemp's Ridley turtles are among the rarest on the planet. So when a ship accidentally injures two of them--one severely--the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Care Center team must race to perform emergency surgery and save a valuable member of this endangered species.
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  2. S1 E2 - Maximum Capacity

    May 22, 2017
    6min
    TV-PG
    A green sea turtle nicknamed Conch has a hole in his shell with an accompanying infection, while an encounter with a stingray leaves a juvenile loggerhead turtle injured from a sting. It's another busy summer day in the hectic schedule of the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Care Center.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Comeback

    May 22, 2017
    8min
    TV-PG
    It's a tale of two turtles at the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Care Center as a pair of endangered Kemp's Ridleys face wildly different outcomes: Hopper has minor abrasions from a dredging accident and is cleared for release. Glen, on the other hand, needs a never-before-attempted procedure to save his life.
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  4. S1 E4 - Return to the Wild

    May 22, 2017
    6min
    TV-PG
    It's a big day on Folly Beach as the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Care Center gets ready to release two rehabilitated Kemp's Ridley turtles. Every turtle returned to the wild is a major victory for this critically endangered and embattled species.
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  5. S1 E5 - Hatchling Hotspot

    May 22, 2017
    7min
    TV-PG
    With nearly 6,500 nests in South Carolina, it's been a banner year for loggerhead turtles. This success is due to the protected status given to beaches with a high number of turtle nesting sites, and the effort of dedicated conservationists as well. Join them as they carry out their selfless and vital role.
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  6. S1 E6 - The Fight for Sight

    May 22, 2017
    6min
    TV-PG
    The South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Care Center has come across the eighth sea turtle this year--a female loggerhead named Sumter--with the same, baffling symptom: cloudy vision. Luckily, a local surgeon has offered to perform cataract surgery. Can Sumter's sight be restored with this radical procedure?
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Smithsonian Networks

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Smithsonian Earth
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