Texas Turtle Nest Update 7/21/2015

Via Dr. Donna Shaver Texas Updates: Today, 1 older, previously undetected Kemp’s ridley nest was found on South Padre Island, totally predated. Yesterday, 1 new loggerhead nest was found on San Jose Island. KEMP'S RIDLEY TURTLE So far this year, 158 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): 5 Bolivar Peninsula 3 Galveston Island 1 Brazoria County, N. of Surfside 1 Surfside Beach 1 Quintana Beach 2 Bryan Beach 0 Brazoria County, N. of Sargent Beach 0 Sargent Beach 3 Matagorda Peninsula 0 Matagorda Island 0 San Jose Island 3 Mustang Island 105 North Padre Island, including 100 at Padre Island National Seashore 34 South Padre Island 0 Boca Chica Beach GREEN SEA TURTLE So far this year, 2 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): 2 North Padre Island, including 2 at Padre Island National Seashore LOGGERHEAD TURTLE So far this year, 6 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): 1 San Jose Island 3 North Padre Island, including 3 at Padre Island National Seashore 2 South Padre Island Data presented here are preliminary. Do not cite or quote without permission. Contact Donna Shaver for further information. Updates regarding nesting are also posted at the Padre Island National Seashore website: www.nps.gov/pais