182 Kemp's Ridley Nests

KEMP'S RIDLEY TURTLE

Yesterday a new Kemp's Ridley nest was found on the Texas coast at Padre Island National Seashore.

So far this year, 182 Kemp's Ridley nests have been confirmed on the

Texas coast including (north to south in state):

Bolivar Peninsula 5
Galveston Island 6
Brazoria County, just north of Surfside 1
Surfside Beach 2
Quintana Beach 1
Bryan Beach 0
Matagorda Peninsula 0
Matagorda Island 13
San Jose Island 4
Mustang Island 5
North Padre Island 98, including 87 at Padre Island National Seashore South Padre Island 38

Boca Chica Beach 9

The 182 exceeds the previous record of 128 Kemp's ridley nests found in

Texas set during 2007.  This marks the fifth consecutive year that
record numbers of Kemp's ridley nests have been recorded in Texas since
record keeping began in 1980.


GREEN TURTLE

So far this year, 1 Green sea turtle nest has been confirmed on the
Texas coast including: South Padre Island 1

LEATHERBACK TURTLE

So far this year, 1 Leatherback sea turtle nest has been confirmed on
the Texas coast including: North Padre Island 1, including 1 at Padre
Island National Seashore

Comments

[Sean]

This is very exciting. Everyone is doing a great job! I am going to try to get down there this year.

[Carole Allen]

Thanks to Volunteer Mike May for keeping the Blog current with nesting numbers. As of July 4, we have 190 nests on the Texas coast! Everyone who can should be walking the beaches watching for hatchlings leaving nests that were not found previously. Call 1-866-TURTLE-5 and count the hatchlings. Try to mark the nest site but do not bother the hatchlings on their way to the water. Protect them from traffic, the public, birds, dogs, etc.