On Sunday one new Kemp’s ridley sea turtle nest was found on the Texas coast, at Padre Island National Seashore.
So far this year, 192 Kemp’s ridley nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state):
Bolivar Peninsula 1
Galveston Island 3
Brazoria County, north of Surfside 3
Surfside Beach 0
Quintana Beach 1
Bryan Beach 2
San Bernard Wildlife Refuge 1
Sargent Beach 1
Matagorda Peninsula 3
Matagorda Island 7
San Jose Island 4
Mustang Island 2
Corpus Christ Bay 1
North Padre Island 123, including 116 at Padre Island National Seashore South Padre Island 31 Boca Chica Beach 9
We are just shy of last years record which is 195 Kemps ridley sea turtle nests in Texas.
