SC SEA TURTLE PATROLS: 19_0_180_1randall_hill_turtle10

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 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)