As a record number of Kemp’s ridley sea turtle nests appeared this year on Padre Island, a longtime turtle protector reflects ...

This turtle has a black or brown dome-shaped shell with yellow or orange spots and stripes. This species is suited to live in arid environments, and in Texas, you will find them in the Southwest ...

Going for a swim is a vital part of surviving any Texas summer, especially when Central Texans have ample waterways courtesy ...

Turtles are fascinating creatures because they can live as long as humans, sometimes even longer. Their slow-moving mannerisms and rigid shield make them unique in the animal kingdom. In Texas ...

Kemp's ridley sea turtles are the official State Turtle of Texas. The Gulf of Mexico is home to five of the seven sea turtle species; loggerhead, green, hawksbill, Kemp’s Ridley, and leatherback.

The world's most endangered sea turtle is nesting in record numbers along the Texas coast this year . As of June 13, ...

Texas beaches are seeing a spike in endangered Kemp’s ridley turtle nests, the tiniest sea turtle species in the world.

Calling it a "Texas-sized problem," he said he expected hundreds of cold-stunned turtles to show up at the aquarium. Children watch fish swim on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, at the Texas State ...

But a nest from the endangered species had only been documented in a Texas bay once—and had never appeared on Calhoun County’s Magnolia Beach—until June 13, when dozens of baby sea turtles ...

The Texas Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network is available 24 hours a day. Beach visitors can call 1-866-TURTLE-5 (1-866-887-8535) to report a nesting sea turtle or emerging turtle hatchling.

Officials are baffled after hundreds of loggerhead sea turtles have become stranded on Texas beaches. A record-high total of 282 loggerheads have appeared in Texas between April 1 and August 19 ...

Kemp's ridley sea turtles are the official State Turtle of Texas. The Gulf of Mexico is home to five of the seven sea turtle species; loggerhead, green, hawksbill, Kemp’s Ridley, and leatherback.