Randall Hill - Photojournalist

SC SEA TURTLE PATROLS

  • A loggerhead turtle hatchling makes it's way to the surf, as tourists and volunteers look on, at South Litchfield Beach along the coast of South Carolina August 17, 2012. South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts (SCUTE), is a group of volunteers dedicated to sea turtle conservation in Georgetown and Horry counties.REUTERS/Randall Hill
  • Turtle volunteers Marianne Glaze, from left, Don Pease and Amanda Jenkins take an inventory of a hatched nest August 4, 2012 at Myrtle Beach State Park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Inventories are taken three days after the nests hatch. The empty egg shells are categorized and the information is sent to researchers. On this day, three live turtles remained in the nest unable to get out on their own. They were released to enthusiastic cheers from those gathered to watch the process. Turtle volunteers walk the area's beaches along South Carolina's coast daily during the nesting season, looking for signs of turtle activity and keeping tabs on the progress of the endangered species of turtles that lay their eggs along the coast. REUTERS/Randall Hill (UNITED STATES)
  • A Loggerhead turtle hatchling makes its way to the surf at Myrtle Beach State Park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina August 4, 2012. Nest inventories are taken three days after the nests hatch and the empty egg shells are categorized and the information is sent to researchers. Turtle volunteers walk the area's beaches along South Carolina's coast daily during the nesting season, looking for signs of turtle activity and keeping tabs on the progress of the endangered species of turtles that lay their eggs along the coast. REUTERS/Randall Hill
  • Turtle volunteers with SCUTE (South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts) relocate a Loggerhead turtle nest August 9, 2012 on Litchfield Beach along the coast of South Carolina. The volunteers and turtle researchers felt the female turtle laid her eggs too close to the high tide line for the nest to survive. The volunteers carefully removed the 84 eggs and buried them higher in the dunes and out of harms way. Turtle volunteers walk the area's beaches along South Carolina's coast daily during the nesting season, looking for signs of turtle activity and keeping tabs on the progress of the endangered species of turtles that lay their eggs along the coast. REUTERS/Randall Hill (UNITED STATES)
  • South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts (SCUTE), area coordinator Phil Schneider uses his shoe to guide an injured hatchling to the surf August 17, 2012 after a hatching inventory on Litchfield Beach along the coast of South Carolina. Nest inventories are taken three days after they hatch and the empty egg shells are categorized and the information is sent to researchers. On this day, three live turtles remained in the nest unable to get out on their own. This turtle had a damaged front flipper and was having difficulty getting to the surf. Turtle volunteers walk the area's beaches along South Carolina's coast daily during the nesting season, looking for signs of turtle activity and keeping tabs on the progress of the endangered species of turtles that lay their eggs along the coast. REUTERS/Randall Hill (UNITED STATES)
  • A Loggerhead turtle hatchling makes its way to the surf August 4, 2012 at Myrtle Beach State Park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Nest inventories are taken three days after they hatch and the empty egg shells are categorized and the information is sent to researchers. On this day three live turtles remained in the nest unable to get out on their own. They were released to enthusiastic cheers from those gathered to watch the process. Turtle volunteers walk the area's beaches along South Carolina's coast daily during the nesting season, looking for signs of turtle activity and keeping tabs on the progress of the endangered species of turtles that lay their eggs along the coast. REUTERS/Randall Hill (UNITED STATES)
  • A healthy Loggerhead sea turtle hatchling is held after a hatching inventory on Litchfield Beach along the coast of South Carolina August 17, 2012.REUTERS/Randall Hill
  • South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts (SCUTE) coordinator Sue Habermeier opens a Green turtle egg for a DNA sample on Garden City Beach, South Carolina August 13, 2012. During a nest relocation or inspection, one egg is sacrificed for the DNA sample located in the membrane on the inside of the shell that scientists use to track the female turtles.REUTERS/Randall Hill
  • South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts (SCUTE), head coordinator and co-founder Jeff McClary probes gently for a Green turtle nest using a cue stick while trying to locate a the nest August 13, 2012 on Garden City Beach, South Carolina. Nest location is difficult and only certified members are allowed to do it. Green turtles are even more endangered than Loggerheads and the group has secured 4 nests on this beach this nesting season. {quote}We started SCUTE to get more hatchlings into the water,{quote} he said about the organization. {quote}Instead of sitting back and counting dead turtles, we wanted to maximize live turtles into the enviroment.{quote} Turtle volunteers walk the area's beaches along South Carolina's coast daily during the nesting season, looking for signs of turtle activity and keeping tabs on the progress of the endangered species of turtles that lay their eggs along the coast. REUTERS/Randall Hill (UNITED STATES)
  • South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts (SCUTE), area coordinator Phil Schneider removes a protective fencing before a nest inventory on Pawleys Island, South Carolina August 10, 2012. According to SCUTE, 70% of the eggs hatch and go out to sea where their organization and their volunteers work. The number one predator to the eggs are ghost crabs.REUTERS/Randall Hill
  • South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts (SCUTE), volunteer area coordinator Goffinet McLaren relocates a freshly laid Loggerhead turtle nest on Litchfield Beach, South Carolina August 9, 2012. The volunteers carefully removed the 84 eggs and buried them higher in the dunes and out of harms way after a female had laid her eggs too close to the tide line according to researchers.REUTERS/Randall Hill
  • South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts (SCUTE) head coordinator Jeff McClary holds a Green turtle egg chosen for a DNA sample on Garden City Beach, South Carolina August 13, 2012.REUTERS/Randall Hill
  • Hatched Loggerhead turtle eggs are counted by volunteers at an inventory on Pawleys Island, South Carolina August 16, 2012.REUTERS/Randall Hill
  • A Loggerhead turtle hatchling makes its way to the surf at Myrtle Beach State Park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina August 4, 2012.REUTERS/Randall Hill
  • South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts (SCUTE) head coordinator Jeff McClary digs in the sand to locate a Green turtle nest on Garden City Beach, South Carolina August 13, 2012. Green turtles are even more endangered than Loggerheads and the group has secured 4 nests on this beach this nesting season.REUTERS/Randall Hill
  • With turtle tracks in the background, volunteer Goffinet McLaren (L) and South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts head coordinator, Jeff McClary, check over the location of a freshly laid nest on Litchfield Beach along the coast of South Carolina August 9, 2012.REUTERS/Randall Hill
  • A volunteer looks at an injured Loggerhead sea turtle hatchling after an inventory on Litchfield Beach, South Carolina August 17, 2012.REUTERS/Randall Hill
  • Volunteers take an inventory of turtle eggs hatched from a nest in Litchfield Beach, South Carolina August 16, 2012. The group secures and marks an average of 100 nests during a season that goes from May through October.REUTERS/Randall Hill
  • Tourists walk to the surf after watching an inventory of a hatched nest at Myrtle Beach State Park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina August 4, 2012.REUTERS/Randall Hill
  • A large crowd of tourists gather at a beach access for a turtle nest inventory August 10, 2012 in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. Volunteers from SCUTE, or South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts, use the opportunity to spread information about turtles and to help protect the endangered species from chance encounters with the seasonal visitors. Turtle volunteers walk the area's beaches along South Carolina's coast daily during the nesting season, looking for signs of turtle activity and keeping tabs on the progress of the endangered species of turtles that lay their eggs along the coast. REUTERS/Randall Hill (UNITED STATES)
  • A Loggerhead sea turtle hatchling makes its way to the ocean after an inventory on Litchfield Beach, South Carolina August 17, 2012.REUTERS/Randall Hill
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