Cowgill's Charm
SCDNR Nesting Female Satellite Telemetry Project
A project of SCDNR Marine Turtle Conservation Program.
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Species: Loggerhead
Life Stage: Adult
Gender: Female
Release Date: 2003-07-08 04:20:00
Release Location: Cape Island, South Carolina
Last Location: 2004-07-28 00:00:00
Adoptive Parents:
Ned Simmons Sr.
Berkeley Middle School
Background
Cowgillâs Charm is named for Dr. Robert (Bob) Cowgill who retired to Kiawah Island, SC after a career teaching biochemistry at USC Berkeley, University of Colorado and Wake Forest University. At Kiawah, he became involved with the nest protection project at a time when it was about to flounder. It was saved and under his direction from 1988-2000, became one of the best organized in the state. He was the first chairman of the townâs Wildlife Committee, organized the Kiawah Naturalist Club, and authored three books about wildlife on the island. And even though he no longer resides there, he contributes sea turtle stories on the Kiawah web page in âCowgillâs Cornerâ. Thanks to Dr. Cowgill, Kiawah is the longest running sea turtle project in South Carolina.
