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  • November 15, 2025

    Sea Turtle Patrol reports over 16,000 sea turtle hatchlings made it to the ocean in 2025 on HHI
    HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (WSAV) — During the 2025 nesting season, Sea Turtle Patrol Hilton Head Island (STPHHI) ensured that…
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  • November 8, 2025

    Porchcast: Inside the Lowcountry’s Living Coastline | Science, Stories & Sea Turtles
    Amber Kuehn joins Chip Collins on Porchcast to discuss the living ecology of the May River, Hilton Head’s beaches, and…
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  • September 30, 2025

    A big year was predicted for sea turtles. Did it happen?
    Post and Courier | September 29, 2025 Sea turtle experts along the South Carolina coast discuss how weather impacted this…
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  • September 18, 2025

    WHHI News | End of Season / Outreach & Education interview with Amber Kuehn
    WHHI News anchor Robyn Zimmerman interviews Amber Kuehn on the close of the sea turtle nesting season. Amber shares insights…
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  • September 9, 2025

    Sea turtle nesting season is winding down in SC. Did winter snowfall impact some sites?
    The Post and Courier September 9, 2025 By Tony Kukulich BEAUFORT — While there are still little sea turtles patiently…
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  • September 8, 2025

    Sea turtle nesting season wraps with surprises on coast
    WSAV | Sep 8, 2025 Sea turtle nesting season is winding down along the South Carolina and Georgia coastlines and…
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  • September 4, 2025

    The numbers are in. How many nests did sea turtles lay on Hilton Head this year?
    The Island Packet | September 4, 2025 Hilton Head’s sea turtle moms have done their job for the season, and…
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  • August 3, 2025

    Cracking the Code: How Lowcountry Turtle Teams Are Using DNA to Save Loggerheads
    Local Life Magazine | August 1, 2025 A partnership between Sea Turtle Patrol Hilton Head Island, a genetics researcher at…
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  • July 28, 2025

    WSAV | Lowcountry team saves dolphin named Lucky
    BLUFFTON, S.C. (WSAV) — A dolphin named Lucky is once again swimming free in the May River thanks to a…
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