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 ...

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 ...

Catching sight of the grayish-green shell, Parker immediately stopped her vehicle and radioed to Padre Island National Seashore headquarters to report a nesting in progress by the Kemp’s ridley ...

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 ...

The Kemp’s ridley sea turtles were rescued after becoming cold-stunned—a condition caused by sudden drops in water temperature. were rescued after becoming cold-stunned—a condition caused by ...

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 ...

The juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle returned to her home waters in the Gulf of Mexico after she was found thousands of miles away over a year ago. A group of commercial fishermen found Boeier ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Audubon Aquarium Rescue has welcomed 16 critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles to its facility after they were rescued from cold-stunning conditions along the ...

The Kemp's ridley turtles were brought to Louisiana in December, flown in from New England in critical condition after they were "cold-stunned" from extended exposure to frigid temperatures.

About 6 p.m., the nonprofit New York Marine Rescue Center in Riverhead released four Kemp's ridley sea turtles into the waters off Tiana Beach and Pavilion as a crowd of more than 300 cheered.

Kemp's ridley sea turtles, the most endangered sea turtle species, will nest on Texas beaches from April through mid-summer. Beach drivers on Padre Island National Seashore should be cautious ...