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 **WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP SEA TURTLES ON SEABROOK ISLAND**  

 PLEASE:

 + DO stay away from nesting turtles and hatchlings;

 + DO  keep dogs on leashes all the time from May through October;

 + DO  fill in all holes on the beach at the end of the day;

 + DO turn off all lights visible from the beach; close blinds or drapes on all   windows visible from the beach by 10:00 PM from May through October;

 - DO NOT use flashlights or camera flashes around turtles or hatchlings;

 - DO NOT leave trash on the beach; plastics can look like food to sea turtles.

To get your license plate featuring a sea turtle and to support South Carolina Department of Natural Resources wildlife management and conservation programs, click on the license plate below:

UNTIL 2012 BEACH PATROLS BEGIN

TO REPORT A DEAD OR INJURED SEA TURTLE, CALL 843-768-1053 OR 800-922-5431

Welcome to the Seabrook Island Turtle Patrol web site.  The 2011 sea turtle nesting season came to its end on October 15 as the last hatchling of 2011 hurried from its sand nest into the Atlantic Ocean to begin its life journey.  However, if you want to relive the activities of this year’s turtle season, visit Beautsie’s Blog on the News Page or visit the Photo Gallery to see a few of the images of this season.  In any case, make yourself at home here and browse through the information