Found primarily in the Gulf of Mexico, but also as far north as Nova Scotia, Kemp’s ridleys are among the smallest sea turtles, reaching only about 2 feet in shell length and weighing up to 100 ...

For two decades, Texas conservationists celebrated as the most endangered sea turtle in the world rebounded before their eyes. At Padre Island National Seashore, Donna Shaver, chief of the ...

Under the soft light of dawn on Sunday, a well-known visitor made her way up the sand at Surfside Beach. Around 8 a.m., volunteers with the Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research (GCSTR) discovered that ...

"He feels the Force," said sea turtle expert Jeff Schmid of the ... first time sea squirts were documented as part of the Kemp's ridley diet). In Pine Island Sound, the turtles were eating ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — SeaWorld Orlando announced the successful rescue and arrival of 12 of the most endangered species of sea turtles. The Kemp’s ridley sea turtles were rescued after becoming cold ...

A Kemp's ridley sea turtle Other varieties of turtles have been busy along Volusia County's coast. There have been 283 nests reported this year, including six leatherback, one green and 272 ...

conditions perfect for at least 11 Kemp’s ridley sea turtles to nest along the 66 miles of protected beach at Padre Island National Seashore. Elsewhere on the Texas coast, another four Kemp’s ...

Between April and mid-summer, hundreds of Kemp's ridley sea turtles will creep out of the waves and across the beach to nest at the base of sand dunes along the Texas coast. If this nesting season ...

It's that time of year again—Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Nesting Season. It starts in April and goes through July. Local sealife experts warn neighbors to stay vigilant of this endangered species ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — Nesting season for Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle began in late March, and so far, roughly 34 nests have been found along the Texas coast. According to Dona Shaver ...