Kiawah Turtles Set Record with 500 Nests | Greenville News

Greenville News Today | 2 Min | The Daily News Now! · Aug 7, 2026 · 1m

This year’s loggerhead sea turtle nesting season on Kiawah Island is exploding with success—nearly 500 nests already counted, double last year’s total and on track to be the second-highest on record. Volunteers of the Kiawah Turtle Patrol race dawn each day, patrolling ten miles of dark, protected beaches to locate, mark, and even relocate nests threatened by flooding. The surge in nests has energized the team, giving more volunteers a front-row seat to witness hatchlings emerge—a deeply rewarding experience. With hatchlings expected through October, crews remain on high alert, while…