Turtle Nest Update 7/2/2015

Via Dr. Donna Shaver Yesterday, 1 old, previously undetected Kemp’s ridley nest was found in Texas, on South Padre Island. KEMP'S RIDLEY TURTLE So far this year, 155 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 0 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 104 North Padre Island, including 99 at Padre Island National Seashore 33 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, 5 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): 3 North Padre Island, including 3 at Padre Island National Seashore 2 South Padre Island