KEMP'S RIDLEY TURTLE
Yesterday 1 Kemp's Ridley nest was found on the Texas coast on South Padre Island. This nest was found hatching at a location where tracks from a nesting female were found on April 24, but no nest could be found then.
So far this year, 174 Kemp's Ridley nests have been confirmed on the
Texas coast including (north to south in state):
Bolivar Peninsula 4
Galveston Island 6
Brazoria County, just north of Surfside 1
Surfside
Beach 2
Bryan Beach 0
Matagorda Peninsula 0
Matagorda Island 11
San Jose
Island 3
Mustang Island 5
North Padre Island 95, including 85 at Padre
Island National Seashore South Padre Island 38
Boca Chica Beach 9
The 174 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.
LEATHERBACK TURTLE
So far this year, 1 Leatherback sea turtle nest has been confirmed on the Texas coast including:
North Padre Island 1 (At Padre Island National Seashore)
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