Jean Beasley, founder and director of the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, was one of a trio of tourism leaders who were welcomed into the "Winners Circle." The award, from Visit North Carolina, the state tourism agency, originated in 2004. Previous recipients include Richard Petty, charter member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame; Jerry Richardson, owner of the Carolina Panthers; and Hugh...
ROCKY POINT – There are two hospitals in Pender County that offer care to injured endangered species – the sea turtle hospital and the Cape Fear Raptor Center. Both are dedicated to health of a species. Both stress education of the human population. Both are the efforts of volunteers. Both are dedicated to returning their patients into the wild. The Cape Fear Raptor Center is dedicated to compassionate...
This week we’re covering the basics of rehabilitation – getting sick and injured sea turtles back home. Most of the sick and wounded coming through our doors can generally be grouped into a few categories: predatory (shark or other natural enemy), human interaction (boat strike, prop wounds and fishing gear entanglement), pollution of their habitat (plastic waste, litter, toxic chemicals, balloons), cold-stuns...
