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Rare sea turtle's nest found at Galveston | Houston & Texas News |...  -  May 17, 2005
Houston ChronicleGALVESTON - For the fourth year running, an endangered Kemp's ridley sea ... A Kemp's ridley was seen laying what turned out to be a clutch of 103 eggs in a ...

Jamail gift could help effort to save Kemp's ridley turtles |...  -  Jul 18, 2008
Houston ChronicleBy HARVEY RICE Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle. Legendary Houston lawyer Joe Jamail is offering $25000 to help make up for slashed federal funding if ...

Endangered sea turtles killed by cold snap  -  Nov 25, 2008
USA TODAY - USA TodayThe Kemp's Ridley is the smallest sea turtle. It grows up to 100 pounds. ... On Sunday, he found a Loggerhead and another Kemp's Ridley. ...

Tracks point to turtle comeback in Galveston | Houston & Texas News |...  -  Aug 11, 2007
Houston ChronicleThis Kemp's ridley sea turtle at the National Marine Fisheries Service in Galveston ... The slow return of Kemp's ridley sea turtles in the past has been ...

Another record number of sea turtles nest in Texas.  -  Jun 13, 2007
Free with registration - Fort Worth Star-Telegram - AccessMyLibrary.com13--Kemp's ridley sea turtles, the most endangered sea turtles in the world, ... Background In 1947, 40000 Kemp's ridley sea turtles nested on a single day ...

US-Mexico effort saves rare turtles from extinction.  -  Jul 7, 2006
Free with registration - Fort Worth Star-Telegram - AccessMyLibrary.comIt has even led to talk that the Kemp's ridley could be downlisted from an endangered species to threatened status by 2012. ...

RARE, MYSTERIOUS KEMP'S RIDLEY CONFIRMED  -  Jun 27, 2005
Pay-Per-View - South Florida Sun - Sentinel - ProQuest ArchiverNumerous factors have converged to put the [KEMP]'s ridley on the most endangered list of any sea turtle: people gathering eggs for food; slaughter of ...

Beach plea after rare turtles die  -  Jan 8, 2008
BBC NewsA rare Kemp's ridley turtle was washed up alive near Abersoch in Gwynedd the ... The third turtle, the rare Kemp's ridley turtle washed up on the Llyn ...

Kemp's ridley turtles nest into season  -  Jul 3, 2009
Corpus Christi Caller TimesBy Elaine Marsilio. CORPUS CHRISTI — Don't count out the Kemp's ridley sea turtle nesting season until all the eggs have hatched. ...

LUDWIG ON LOAN A RARE KEMP'S RIDLEY SEA TURTLE TAKES UP …  -  Sep 15, 2005
Pay-Per-View - South Florida Sun - Sentinel - ProQuest Archiver...[LUDWIG] is one of just 18 captive Kemp's Ridley turtles in Florida. He is the first fully mature sea turtle to reside at Gumbo Limbo -- the center usually ...

Kemp's ridley turtle release Tuesday  -  Jun 29, 2009
Corpus Christi Caller TimesBy Elaine Marsilio. CORPUS CHRISTI — Padre Island National Seashore turtle lab staff plan to have a Kemp's ridley sea turtle hatchling release at 6:30 am ...

Kemp's ridley getting help with comeback  -  May 13, 2007
$2.95 - San Antonio Express-News - NewsBankLast year the Sea Turtle Patrol volunteer was cruising along on his ATV, taking in the sparkling vista and looking for the Kemp's ridley sea turtle tracks ...

Early cold snap killing endangered turtles  -  Nov 26, 2008
Pay-Per-View - USA TODAY - ProQuest ArchiverThe Kemp's Ridley is the smallest sea turtle. It grows up to 100 pounds. ... On Sunday, he found a Loggerhead and another Kemp's Ridley. ...

TURTLES BEAT ODDS, WITH HELP ; A joint effort by US and Mexican …  -  Jul 9, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Orlando Sentinel - ProQuest ArchiverAt top, baby Kemp's ridley sea turtles make their way across the beach toward ... BOX: NUMBERS ON THE RISE In 1985, only 702 Kemp's ridley nests were found ...

Team seeks signs of at-risk turtles' return to nesting sites |...  -  Apr 13, 2009
Houston ChronicleThe Kemp's ridley typically weighs about 100 pounds and measures between 24 and 28 inches. It has come under threat in recent years primarily by getting ...

Stranded sea turtles rescued on Cape Cod  -  Dec 7, 2009
Boston GlobeOut of the turtles brought in Sunday and today, 14 were Kemp's Ridley sea ... Only 20000 adult Kemp's Ridley turtles exist in the wild, LaCasse said. ...

Officials: Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests found along Texas Coast  -  Apr 25, 2008
Corpus Christi Caller TimesBy Mike Baird. Eleven Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests were found Thursday along the Texas coast, said officials with the Division of Sea Turtle Science and ...

Rare turtle caught off Edisto 1 -year- old Kemp's ridley survives...  -  Jul 6, 2007
Post And Courier - Google News ArchiveThe 1-year-old Kemp's ridley sea turtle underwent surgery about noon to remove a 2'/ainch stainless steel fishhook. The turtle should recover quickly and ...

Rehabbed, Endangered Sea Turtle Returned To Ocean: Rare Kemp's …  -  Sep 8, 2006
Free with registration - America's Intelligence Wire - AccessMyLibrary.comHowever, it is very unusual to find a Kemp's ridley sea turtle because they are so ... Kemp's ridley sea turtles are the world's most endangered sea turtle, ...

A Life Dedicated to Saving Endangered Turtles  -  Jul 29, 2005
ABC NewsFor more than 20 years, Shaver has been studying Kemp's ridley turtles -- the most endangered sea turtle species in the world. ...

Despite Ike, at-risk turtles still want to nest on Isle | Houston &...  -  May 2, 2009
Houston ChronicleThe discovered eggs from the Kemp's ridley sea turtle, ... The eggs are important because they show the Kemp's ridley sea turtles are still willing to nest ...

Article: Don't Fear the Turtles - The Washington Post | HighBeam …  -  Apr 17, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchAn injured Kemp's ridley sea turtle arrived at the aquarium last week ... through the aquarium's Marine Animal Rescue Program, which has released about ... ...

Tally of Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests rises to 23 this year  -  Apr 29, 2008
Corpus Christi Caller TimesBy Mike Baird. CORPUS CHRISTI — A Kemp's ridley sea turtle nest, found Monday on Padre Island National Seashore, pushed this year's nest tally to 23 found ...

Optimism for sea turtle nesting period: Event opens season of...  -  Mar 3, 2007
Free with registration - Houston Chronicle - AccessMyLibrary.com3--Scientists who chart the Kemp's ridley sea turtles along the Texas ... From 1979 through 1996, only 17 Kemp's ridley nestings were recorded in Texas. ...

Warm fall may have misled turtles  -  Jan 3, 2010
Boston GlobeThis Kemp's Ridley sea turtle was found in Great Esker Park, Weymouth. ... Aquarium officials say that finding the Kemp's Ridley sea turtle in this area may ...

Success for Kemp's Ridley turtle conservation efforts.  -  Jun 28, 2006
Wildlife ExtraJune 28, 2006. Mexican and US scientists marked the recovery of the Kemp's Ridley sea turtle here with the largest single-day turtle release since the ...

A good year for struggling Kemp's ridley  -  Aug 2, 2009
Corpus Christi Caller TimesThe record number of Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests reported this year along the Texas coast is another step in the comeback of the endangered species. ...

Rescued from the cold, Six turtles make trip to Riverhead site to...  -  Dec 28, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Newsday - ProQuest ArchiverKemp's ridley turtles are the smallest species of sea turtle and are ... They were from a group of six turtles - five Kemp's ridley and an 88-pound ...

Record Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests found this year  -  Sep 3, 2007
Corpus Christi Caller TimesBy Jaime Powell. A Kemp's ridley sea turtle hatchling makes its way to the surf at Padre Island National Seashore. CORPUS CHRISTI — Of the record 128 Kemp's ...

Turtle run: Kemp's ridley turtles making big comeback.  -  Jul 23, 2006
Free with registration - Valley Morning Star - AccessMyLibrary.comJul. 23--The race to freedom for a life of roaming the sea is more like a slow marathon than a sprint for Kemp's ridley sea turtles. ...

Kemp's ridley nests tie last year's record  -  Jul 20, 2009
Corpus Christi Caller TimesBy Elaine Marsilio. CORPUS CHRISTI — Kemp's ridley sea turtle nest totals are tied with last year's final number of 195 nests found on the Texas Coast, ...

New England Aquarium to open rescue facility at Quincy shipyard  -  Jan 26, 2010
Boston GlobeAnywhere from 25 to 150 Kemp's Ridley sea turtles are found stranded each ... During the summer, young Kemp's Ridley turtles can be found on the south side ...

23 ridley nests found on Texas coast  -  Apr 30, 2008
Corpus Christi Caller TimesA Kemp's ridley sea turtle hatchling makes its way to the surf at Padre Island ... Twenty-three Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests have been found along the ...

The Season for Sea Turtles  -  Jun 8, 2007
New York Times...“They were with a Kemp's ridley that was on its way back to the ocean after laying its eggs,� ... Ms. Ellington saw a second Kemp's ridley later that day, ...

At-risk turtles crawling to a rebound  -  Apr 30, 2005
Pay-Per-View - San Antonio Express-News - Factiva, from Dow JonesThree Kemp's ridley sea turtles did so on Thursday, and a fourth one was ... So far this year, five Kemp's ridley nests have been found on the Texas coast, ...

Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Texas/Southwest  -  May 6, 2006
Dallas Morning NewsEach year biologists collect and guard Kemp's ridley eggs, a "head start" project that culminates in late summer when thousands of baby turtles scamper to ...

Dispensing turtle-loving care  -  Feb 1, 2010
Boston GlobeThe turtles, nearly all from the endangered Kemp's Ridley species, ... Only 5000 to 8000 Kemp's Ridley turtles remain on the planet, Innis said. ...

Turtle Patrol: Endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle numbers rising  -  Jul 5, 2008
Brownsville HeraldBy Sharon Campbell/Island Breeze. Although turtle nesting season continues well into July, there have already been at least 50 Kemp's ridley and one ...

Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Texas/Southwest  -  Aug 8, 2007
Dallas Morning NewsLast year, the laboratory recorded 10 Kemp's Ridley nests in Galveston. Kemp's Ridley sea turtles have been on the endangered species list since 1970. ...

Kemp's ridley turtle found dead  -  Oct 5, 2009
Corpus Christi Caller TimesBy Susan McFarland. CORPUS CHRISTI — A Kemp's ridley sea turtle was found dead Monday south of Bob Hall Pier in Kleberg County. The adult male turtle, ...

Aquarium nursing rare sea turtle back to health.  -  Jun 13, 2006
Free with registration - Baltimore Sun - AccessMyLibrary.comAn injured Kemp's ridley sea turtle arrived at the aquarium last week after being rescued near Hoopers Island on the Eastern Shore. The 20-inch turtle, ...

3 Kemp's Ridley Turtles Released in Va.  -  Aug 26, 2008
RedOrbitThree juvenile Kemp's ridley turtles were freed Tuesday morning after a month of recuperation at the Virginia Aquarium. The turtles, Snap, Crackle and Pop, ...

Loggerhead, Kemp's ridley nests found at the national seashore  -  Jun 24, 2007
Corpus Christi Caller TimesCORPUS CHRISTI — A Kemp's ridley nest was found Saturday at the Padre Island National Seashore, marking the 123rd nest found this year on the Texas Coast. ...

Turtle better but still critical.  -  Dec 11, 2006
Free with registration - Newsday - AccessMyLibrary.comThe sea turtle, a foot-long, endangered Kemp's ridley, was found upside down ... The rescued Kemp's ridley -- which doesn't have a name and gender has not ...

Rare turtle nests in sands of Ponce Inlet  -  Jun 11, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Daytona Beach News-Journal - Factiva, from Dow JonesTurtle watchers were astounded to discover a nesting Kemp's ridley sea turtle. ... The last time a Kemp's ridley nested in Volusia County was in 1998, ...

Record season for Kemp's ridley turtles along Texas coast  -  Jul 18, 2008
Beaumont EnterpriseBy CHRISTINE RAPPLEYE. The dozens of tiny Kemp's ridley hatchlings that scurried into the Gulf of Mexico surf on the Bolivar Peninsula last week helped set ...

Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Texas/Southwest  -  Jul 24, 2009
Dallas Morning NewsAnother batch of newly hatched Kemp's ridley sea turtles is heading for the Gulf of Mexico. The release of more endangered turtles was planned Friday from ...

RIDLEY VIEW  -  Aug 21, 2007
$2.95 - Boston Globe - NewsBankSTORY IN CAPTION - A crowd got a close look at a Kemp's ridley turtle named ... The turtle was one of nine Kemp's ridley turtles, one green sea turtle, ...

Kemp's ridley turtle found stranded  -  Oct 24, 2008
Cape Cod TimesBARNSTABLE — The first cold-stunned Kemp's ridley turtle of the stranding season was rescued in local waters yesterday, according to the Massachusetts ...

Canadian boy helps heal, release sea turtles  -  Jul 27, 2009
Charleston Post CourierEthan's face lit up as he carried a Kemp's ridley turtle named Wadmalaw toward ... A smaller Kemp's ridley turtle nearly drowned in a shrimper's net near ...

Patrolling to keep the Kemp's Ridley safe .  -  Dec 21, 2006
Victoria Advocate - Google News ArchiveShe returns only every other year - and only to make a nest, lay her eggs in a hole she digs in the sand, covers with 8- 12 inches of sand, ...

Kemp's ridley sea turtle returns to Galveston .  -  May 18, 2005
Victoria Advocate - Google News ArchiveGALVESTON For the- fourth consecutive year, an en dangered Kemp's ridley sea ... Galveston Island had its firs known nesting of a Kemp's ridley turtle in ...

Kemp's ridley turtle shell found on local beach  -  May 14, 2008
Corpus Christi Caller TimesBy Mike Baird. Padre Island National Seashore officials have passed information about a Kemp's ridley sea turtle shell that was found on a local beach last ...

Endangered Turtle Nests Found in Texas  -  Sep 4, 2007
PhysOrg.comFive Kemp's ridley sea turtle hatchlings leave the beach at Padre Island National ... Wildlife officials counted a record 128 Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests ...

Even the Grinch is enjoying rescue center's attention  -  Jan 5, 2006
$2.95 - Virginian-Pilot - NewsBankTiny Tim - the turtle, that is - is joined by four other Kemp's ridley ... Typically, the Kemp's ridley migrates south to the Gulf of Mexico for the winter. ...

Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Texas/Southwest  -  Oct 14, 2009
Dallas Morning NewsA 32-foot Coast Guard boat took the Kemp's ridley turtle and her human escort about ... She is the largest Kemp's ridley rescued since the sea turtle rescue ...

Article: Turtle run: Kemp's ridley turtles making big comeback. -...  -  Jul 23, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Valley Morning Star - HighBeam ResearchTurtle run: Kemp's ridley turtles making big comeback. ... find Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, TX) articles. Byline: Steve Sinclair Jul.

Pilot rescued in Middlesex plane crash: A nearby resident goes out in...  -  Feb 23, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Daily Press - HighBeam ResearchThe team released two loggerhead turtles and a Kemp's Ridley sea turtle. ... The Kemp's Ridley sea turtle was found on Dam Neck beach missing one flipper ...

Kemp's ridley hatchlings crawl to Gulf  -  Aug 18, 2009
Victoria AdvocateTrained Padre Island National Seashore staff and volunteers offer visitors at the release, a unique opportunity, viewing a Kemp's Ridley turtle hatchling up ...

Sea turtle released in front of 300 pals  -  Sep 14, 2008
Charleston Post CourierLittle Jetty, a juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle, never would have set his flippers on Charleston's shores had he not swallowed a fishing hook and been ...

SEA TURTLE JOINS JET SET  -  Oct 8, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Palm Beach Post - Factiva, from Dow JonesAce, a female Kemp's ridley, swims Friday at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center. ... Smallest of the sea turtles, the Kemp's ridley turtle has been on the federal ...

One Hatchling at a Time: Endangered sea turtle unites people from …  -  Jul 2, 2006
Free with registration - Brownsville Herald - AccessMyLibrary.comThousands of newborn Kemp's ridley turtles crawl and squirm their way into ... Today, the number of Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests have rebounded to more ...

Rare sea turtle found by Wadmalaw .  -  Jul 25, 2007
Post And Courier - Google News Archive...another Kemp's Ridley, and real ized he had an endangered species. ... Aquarium officials estimated the Kemp's Ridley to be about two or three years old, ...

Diplomatic crisis averted: Willy the sea turtle safe  -  Jul 1, 2009
Christian Science MonitorWilly, an endangered Kemp's Ridley sea turtle pictured here in April, ... Willy being a Kemp's Ridley turtle – and thus included on the Convention on ...

Rare visitor: Kemp's ridley turtle fails to survive Cornish waters  -  Feb 10, 2005
Pay-Per-View - West Briton - Factiva, from Dow JonesThe world's rarest marine turtle has been washed ashore on a Cornish beach. The young Kemp's Ridley turtle, which is critically endangered, measured just ...

Turtle Patrol: Endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle numbers rising  -  Jul 4, 2008
MonitorAlthough turtle nesting season continues well into July, there have already been 51 Kemp's ridley nests and an Atlantic green sea turtle nest recovered this ...

110 Kemp's ridley eggs transported from nest  -  May 18, 2007
Brazosport FactsBy John Lowman. They didn't know how rare until officials from the US Fish and Wildlife Service looked at their photos. ...

Rescued turtles quick to resume life in the wild  -  Jul 13, 2006
$2.95 - Virginian-Pilot - NewsBank17, five Kemp's ridley sea turtles were transferred via private jet to the ... Typically the Kemp's ridley migrates south to the Gulf of Mexico for the ...

Rare sea turtle set for release  -  Apr 24, 2009
BBC NewsThe Kemp's Ridley turtle, named Willy, washed up in Devon in January 2007. ... Willy - short for Wilhelmina - is only the second ever Kemp's Ridley found ...

Feds to compile data on marine turtle nesting  -  Apr 23, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Daytona Beach News-Journal - Factiva, from Dow JonesKemp's ridley turtles, considered endangered, have shown some recovery trends in recent years. No one really knows what the reviews will conclude, ...

Kemp's ridley turtles begin their nesting season on Gulf Coast...  -  May 3, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Beaumont Enterprise - NewsBankBeachgoers may spy more than shells and shorebirds while spending time on Southeast Texas sand and surf. Sea turtles -- Kemp's ridley to be exact -- have ...

Helping Sea Turtles Fight Off Fatal Chills  -  Dec 23, 2007
New York TimesA KEMP'S RIDLEY sea turtle floated in a heated tank last weekend at the ... Among them was Anna, a Kemp's Ridley discovered by two East Hampton Town ...

Kemp's Ridley turtle, found in Old Harbor, almost makes it  -  Nov 21, 2009
Block Island Times...by Chris Littlefield. 11/21/09 - On Sunday my son Stuart and I were at the ferry landing in Old Harbor, in the freight area, to pick up my wife and daughter ...

RECORD-BREAKING YEAR FOR KEMP'S RIDLEY SEA TURTLE …  -  Jun 2, 2006
Pay-Per-View - US Fed News - Factiva, from Dow JonesA record 76 Kemp's Ridley sea turtle nests have been reported on the Texas coast this year, up from 51 last year, the most since efforts to restore the ...

Endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle numbers rising  -  Jun 27, 2008
Brownsville HeraldBy Sharon Campbell, Island Breeze. Previous numbers of Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests on South Padre Island have been surpassed by this years' record ...

What sea turtles need  -  Jun 29, 2008
$2.95 - San Antonio Express-News - NewsBankAll agreed it was a perfectly natural phenomenon: Kemp's ridley sea turtle eggs and ... But the Kemp's ridley is the world's most endangered sea turtle, ...

President Bush: Honor 41 by establishing sanctuary  -  Nov 26, 2008
Houston Chronicle...(The TED provides an escape hatch for smaller species, which include the Kemp's ridley sea turtle, which is critically endangered.) ...

Hospital treats turtles in trouble  -  May 24, 2009
Charleston Post CourierThe stakes are high, particularly for Kemp's Ridley. It's the most endangered of the sea ... The Kemp's Ridley isn't the only turtle species in trouble. ...

Endangered turtle lays eggs on Matagorda Island Nest is first …  -  Jun 7, 2005
Victoria Advocate - Google News ArchiveAn adult Kemp's ridley turtle, above, enters the water as it returns to the ... Right, a nest containing 72 eggs laid by a Kemp's ridley turtle was found ...

Sea turtles also among Ike's victims on Texas coast | Chronicle |...  -  Oct 14, 2008
Houston ChronicleThe storm erased nesting areas for Kemp's ridley turtles by tearing away dunes and beaches on the Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston Island, said André M. ...

Coastal ridley nest count: 140  -  May 27, 2009
Corpus Christi Caller TimesCORPUS CHRISTI — Eighteen Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests were found on the ... Kemp's ridley sea turtle nesting season typically runs from late March to ...

Turtles make safe landing in SC  -  Nov 5, 2009
$2.95 - The State - NewsBankThe loggerhead and two somewhat smaller Kemp's Ridley turtles arrived in Mount Pleasant ... The Kemp's Ridley are an endangered species; the loggerhead is a ...

BOOK REVIEW; Beneath the shell, a survivor; Voyage of the Turtle In …  -  Aug 1, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest ArchiverOlive Ridley and Kemp's Ridley. We travel with Safina to encounter turtles -- and the scientist and conservationists who study them -- in the Atlantic, ...

Year's first ridley turtle makes a nest  -  Apr 13, 2008
Corpus Christi Caller TimesCORPUS CHRISTI — The first Kemp's ridley sea turtle nest on the Texas coast ... Last year, 128 Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests were documented on the Texas ...

Safety for people, endangered turtles  -  May 17, 2009
Corpus Christi Caller TimesNesting Kemp's ridley turtles are difficult to see and cannot move quickly to ... The Kemp's ridley is a native nester and now more turtle nests are found ...

Stout nose cracks this shell game  -  Apr 27, 2009
Corpus Christi Caller TimesFinding nests is a crucial endeavor because Kemp's ridley sea turtles are endangered and the eggs can fall prey to coyotes or raccoons, or wash away with ...

Turtle power - Plymouth, MA - Wicked Local Plymouth  -  Aug 5, 2008
wickedlocal.comHundreds of people looked on as Lavender and four other Kemp's Ridley turtles ... As cold-blooded animals, Kemp's Ridley turtles are very sensitive to their ...

Kemp's Ridley turtle nests found on Matagorda Island  -  May 19, 2009
$2.95 - Victoria Advocate - NewsBankOn May 5, during week three of the 2009 nesting season for sea turtles, a team of two volunteers patrolling Matagorda Island for female endangered Kemp's ...

Warmer seas bring rare turtles to Britain  -  May 27, 2007
Telegraph.co.ukOne of the rarest species, the Kemp's ridley, which numbers just a few ... Between 1974 and the mid-Nineties, Kemp's ridley turtles were never seen in ...

Kemp's ridleys to be released  -  Jul 5, 2007
Corpus Christi Caller TimesThe Padre Island National Seashore will release Kemp's ridley sea turtles at ... About 128 Kemp's ridley nests have been found on the Texas coast this year, ...

Animal workers see real turtle power  -  May 16, 2006
Corpus Christi Caller TimesA young male Kemp's ridley also is ready for release. ... In a neighboring tank is Boswell, a Kemp's ridley and one of the ARK's longest staying residents, ...

Federal Register 2006 - 71 FR 31164 Endangered Species; File No. 1571  -  Jun 1, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2006 - LoislawKemp's ridley, hawksbill, leatherback, olive ridley, and unidentified hardshell sea turtles had been submitted by the above-named organization. ...

Article: Public's input wanted on predators.(Y) - The Virginian Pilot...  -  Mar 11, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Virginian-Pilot - HighBeam ResearchArticle: KEMP'S RIDLEY SEA TURTLES RETURN TO TEXAS COAST US Fed News Service, ... Article: PUBLIC ASKED TO REPORT KEMP'S RIDLEY SEA TURTLES ON ... ...

Dedication helps ensure sea turtles' survival  -  Aug 7, 2009
Brazosport FactsFor four consecutive years now, a record number of Kemp's ridley nests have been located along the Texas Gulf Coast. The record-setter this year — No. ...

Audubon Aquarium releases endangered turtles into Gulf  -  Jul 26, 2005
Pay-Per-View - The Advocate - ProQuest ArchiverNEW ORLEANS - Four endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtles, protected at the ... Sima said the rescue program will release a Kemp's ridley next year whose ...

Endangered Species; File No. 1576  -  Nov 8, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register - Factiva, from Dow JonesUp to 23 loggerheads and 1 leatherback, 1 Kemp's ridley, and 1 green sea turtle could be taken lethally annually. The research would occur in the Western ...

Future looks promising for Kemp's ridleys  -  Aug 17, 2008
Corpus Christi Caller TimesAs the sun rises over the Gulf of Mexico, a group of Kemp's ridley sea turtle ... A record 195 Kemp's ridley nests were found on the Texas coast this ...

Federal Register 2006 - 71 FR 7019 Endangered Species; File No. 1540  -  Feb 10, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2006 - LoislawThe permit authorizes research on up to 346 loggerhead, 48 Kemp's ridley, 15 green, ... Additionally, up to 5 Kemp's ridley, green, or hawksbill sea turtles ...

Turtle rehabbed by Audubon Nature Institute shipped off to Boston  -  Sep 8, 2009
NOLA.comJeff Strout/Audubon Nature InstituteWhen Kate, a Kemp's Ridley sea turtle, ... Kate, a Kemp's Ridley sea turtle, is a member of the smallest and most ...

Sea turtles final hatchling release this week  -  Jul 29, 2008
Corpus Christi Caller TimesThe eggs of the final 10 Kemp's ridley sea turtle clutches this mating season ... It was a slow start, with Kemp's ridley turtles not seeking nesting sites ...

A good year for struggling Kemp's ridley  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Corpus Christi Caller TimesThe record number of Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests reported this year along the Texas coast is another step in the comeback of the endangered species.

More Kemp's ridley sea turtle releases in Texas  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
Houston Chronicle2009 AP CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Another batch of newly hatched Kemp's ridley sea turtles is heading for the Gulf of Mexico. The release of more endangered

Lights disorient turtle hatchlings in SW Florida  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
MiamiHerald.com...of Mexico's largest nesting population of threatened loggerhead sea turtles, along with endangered green sea turtles and rare Kemp's Ridley sea turtles.

Canadian boy helps heal, release sea turtles  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
Charleston Post CourierHundreds of spectators gathered Sunday at Beachwalker County Park on Kiawah Island to watch the release of two Kemp's ridley sea turtles, dubbed Wadmalaw

Search launched for Wildlife Division chief  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
Austin American-StatesmanKemp's Ridley sea turtles nest only along Gulf of Mexico beaches in Texas and northern Mexico. They have been the focus of intense restoration efforts in

Turtle nest count increases for fourth year  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
Brazosport FactsKemp's ridley eggs are placed in cartons with a little bit of the sand in which they were buried, then taken to a nesting center in Padre Island.

Baby sea turtles head off on a big adventure  -  ‎Jul 15, 2009‎
Jakarta PostThe seventh, Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), can only be found in the Atlantic Ocean. What those two girls were taking part in, on a recent sunny

Photos: Turtles  -  ‎Jul 16, 2009‎
Sun-Sentinel.comSome young Kemp's Ridley sea turtles are swept by currents from their birthplace in Mexico around to the tip of Florida. Scientists recently discovered that

75 Turtles Hatch, Make Their Way Into The Water  -  ‎Jul 13, 2009‎
KRIS-TVAt about 6:15 am Monday morning, Kemp's Ridley turtles were photographed near the 38 mile marker on Padre Island National Seashore.

New regs aim to keep flounder fishery open  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
Outer Banks SentinelThe status of another green turtle and one Kemp's ridley was listed as "unknown, but likely dead." "Takes" of endangered sea turtles are illegal under the

CMA announces season's first hatchlings  -  ‎Jul 12, 2009‎
Tampa Bay NewspapersCMA is currently home to 19 turtles, including four different species (Kemp's Ridley, Loggerhead, Green and Hawksbill). The Kemp's Ridley is the most

Dance with pirates at National Marine Life Center Mermaid Ball  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
Examiner.comThe turtle ward will open at the end of October, allowing critically endangered Kemp's Ridley sea turtles to recover from cold stunning when the local water

Gulf sands are sea turtles' maternity ward  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
SplashAlthough turtle nesting declined steadily from 2000 to 2007, this season proved the exception with 32 loggerhead nests and Kemp's- Ridley nests discovered

Seven Year Old Ethan Helps South Carolina Aquarium Save Sea Turtles  -  ‎Jul 17, 2009‎
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor NewsTo his honor, on July 26, 2009, Ethan will join Aquarium staff in releasing Wadmalaw, the Kemp's ridley whose story first inspired him to educate others

Boston aquarium wants holding site at Fore River Shipyard in Quincy  -  ‎Jul 14, 2009‎
Wicked Local QuincyThose species include the Kemp's Ridley turtle, which LaCasse said is the most endangered in the world. LaCasse said anywhere from 25 to 150 of the turtles

Broward County: Sea turtle may have starved  -  ‎Mar 12, 2009‎
Sun-Sentinel.comLou Fisher, natural resource specialist at the county's Natural Resource Planning and Management Division, said the juvenile Kemp's Ridley — found mostly in

In effort to protect turtles, grouper fishing is targeted  -  ‎Mar 7, 2009‎
The News-PressLeatherback, green, Kemp's Ridley and hawksbill sea turtles are endangered, and also may be vulnerable to longlines, but were not documented in the study.

Our Bay: Below the surface  -  Feb 13, 2009
Annapolis Capital,The Kemp's Ridley sea turtle also is a visitor, and one was rescued and released in 2006 after becoming entangled in fishing gear near Hooper's Island,

Outdoors notes  -  Jan 31, 2009
Austin American-Statesman,...a number of land trusts and support for protection for endangered and threatened species such as Apolmado falcons and Kemp's Ridley sea turtles.

Couple to discuss turtles on Feb. 14  -  Jan 29, 2009
South Coast Today,The diamondback terrapin and Kemp's ridley sea turtle will be on display, and the couple will tell how a turtle first brought them together.

Kemp's ridley turtle found stranded  -  Oct 24, 2008
Cape Cod Times,BARNSTABLE — The first cold-stunned Kemp's ridley turtle of the stranding season was rescued in local waters yesterday, according to the Massachusetts

Ridley's sea turtles make nearly 200 nests on Texas coast  -  Oct 24, 2008
Scripps News,A record 195 Kemp's ridley turtle nests were found on the Texas coast this nesting season, which runs from April to mid-July. It's the fifth consecutive

Loggerhead turtles nest in record numbers  -  Nov 3, 2008
Daytona Beach News-Journal,But Canaveral's "most exciting news," Stiner said, are the two Kemp's ridley nests. While most turtles nest at night, the extremely rare Kemp's ridley,

Study finds all sea turtles are related  -  Oct 21, 2008
United Press International...flatback, green, hawksbill, loggerhead, Kemp's Ridley, and Olive Ridley. The researchers said their findings form a well-supported phylogenetic tree,

Banner year for sea turtles  -  Nov 3, 2008
Charleston Post Courier,By Bo Petersen (Contact) On a sunny, windy day at the beach last summer, Phil Schneider saw something almost no one else has — a Kemp's ridley,

Walk to save the turtles on Cape Cod  -  Nov 1, 2008
Wicked Local Hopedale,Most years, with the first real cold snap, endangered Kemp's Ridley, Green and Leatherback sea turtles wash up on the shores of Cape Cod Bay in significant

State's beaches draw record loggerhead turtle nesting  -  Oct 22, 2008
Florida Times-Union,Five species of sea turtle are found in waters off the Georgia coast: loggerhead, leatherback, green, hawksbill and Kemp's ridley.

SPI Music Festival has Wide Variety of Bands  -  Oct 27, 2008
KVEO-TV,The festival benefits Sea Turtle Incorporated which helps in protecting the Kemp's Ridley sea turtle, and the Surfrider Foundation, dedicated to protecting

Sea turtle lighting workshops scheduled Nov. 13  -  Oct 22, 2008
Mullet Wrapper,However in the last few years, biologists and volunteers have also documented several nests of the Kemp's ridley, the rarest sea turtle in the world.

Marley gets his freedom  -  Sep 9, 2008
State-Journal.com,She told them it's a Kemp's ridley, a native of the area and a sub-adult of what was once the most endangered species of sea turtles in the world.

Clearwater Aquarium Returns 3 Sea Turtles To The Wild  -  Aug 28, 2008
Suncoast News,Bruno, a Kemp's ridley, was found in a crab trap on St. Petersburg Beach in May and had various abrasions. Kemp's ridley turtles are the most endangered of

Releasing turtles at Gumbo Limbo  -  Sep 12, 2008
WPTV,...rehabilitating the turtles while also showing off some of the other sea creatures, such as bonnet head sharks, other fish and a Kemp's Ridley sea turtle

Exploring Grand Cayman  -  Sep 10, 2008
About - News & Issues,The turtle farm is home to Kemp's Ridley turtles, which are native to the Gulf of Mexico and very rare. They bite, so keep your distance!

Only 2 ET counties will see money  -  Sep 3, 2008
News-Journal.com,..."Some of the funding is going to the coast where they are trying to keep feral hogs from destroying nests of Kemp's ridley sea turtles, while some of it is

Proposal plays shell game with sea turtles  -  Sep 1, 2008
Tallahassee Democrat,...all seven species are listed under the Endangered Species Act. The most at risk is the Kemp's ridley, which has about 7000 nesting females,

Bokeelia Island’s first sea turtle nest spotted  -  Aug 31, 2008
The News-Press,Four - leatherback, Kemp's ridley, hawksbill and green - are endangered. Florida's most common sea turtle, the loggerhead, is threatened.

County program gives sea turtle hatchlings a chance  -  Sep 4, 2008
MiamiHerald.com,Five of seven species of sea turtles are found in Florida: the green turtle, hawksbill, leatherback, loggerhead and Kemp's ridley.

Man has close encounter with Kemp's ridley  -  Aug 9, 2008
Daily News - Galveston County,By Frank Bowser GALVESTON — Living at the beach can be exciting at times. There’s the constant roar of the surf, the spectacle of pelicans dive bombing for

Kemp's ridley numbers increase, but they face an uncertain future ...  -  Jul 17, 2008
Houston Chronicle,By HARVEY RICE The meanderings of several Kemp's ridley sea turtles are being tracked by satellite and can be viewed at www.seaturtle.org .

Record season for Kemp's ridley turtles along Texas coast  -  Jul 18, 2008
Beaumont Enterprise,By CHRISTINE RAPPLEYE The dozens of tiny Kemp's ridley hatchlings that scurried into the Gulf of Mexico surf on the Bolivar Peninsula last week helped set a

Another turtle hatchling nest found on Bolivar  -  Jul 25, 2008
Beaumont Enterprise,By CHRISTINE RAPPLEYE First there was just one little Kemp's ridley hatchling that scampered toward the Gulf surf across Allen Runte's path Friday near his

Slow recovery for rare turtle (see VIDEO)  -  Jul 26, 2008
The News Herald,The turtle was identified as a Kemp's ridley turtle and taken to Gulf World, where it was diagnosed with a broken flipper. On Wednesday, the turtle

Endangered Sea Turtles Leave Maine For Home  -  Jul 30, 2008
WCSH-TV,Every year, Kemp's Ridley sea turtles migrate to the coast of Cape Cod from Mexico and some of them get stuck in cold water before they can go back.

Public invited to see sea turtles  -  Jul 29, 2008
Central Maine Morning Sentinel,By Deirdre Fleming Portland Press Herald Staff Writer July 29, 2008 12:12 PM Come and meet the four highly endangered Kemp's Ridley sea turtles that were

The Round and the Restless  -  Aug 1, 2008
Corpus Christi Caller Times,Daisy, who is about 20 and a Kemp's ridley, was scanned because she stopped eating. Several hundred eggs were seen packed inside her.

Sea turtles get a new home at Texas State Aquarium  -  Jul 27, 2008
Dallas Morning News,Tortuga Cay is a lagoon habitat with above- and below-water areas where visitors can watch Kemp's ridley, hawksbill and green sea turtles.

Turtle nests a record in Georgia  -  Aug 6, 2008
Savannah Morning News,Five species of sea turtle are found in waters off the Georgia coast: loggerhead, leatherback, green, hawksbill and Kemp's ridley.

Report nest problems to help turtles  -  Jul 22, 2008
StarNewsOnline.com,The leatherback, loggerhead, Kemp's Ridley, hawksbill, green and olive sea turtles are listed as threatened or endangered by the National Endangered Species

Last turtle hatchling release of year expected this week  -  Jul 30, 2008
Corpus Christi Caller Times,The eggs of the final 10 Kemp's ridley sea turtle clutches this mating season are beginning to shift the sands covering them. Turtle caregivers are hearing

Rescued sea turtles survive hurricane Dolly  -  Jul 25, 2008
WBIR-TV,The most precious are the Kemp's Ridley turtles. Their eggs were collected from the beach in an effort to save the rare species.

The season's first nesting Kemp's ridley turtle has come ashore.  -  Apr 14, 2008
Brownsville Herald,The Kemp's ridley turtuls have come to the beaches of South Padre Island for thousands of years to lay their eggs in the warm sand.

Newest art added to sculpture garden at Center for Arts  -  Apr 16, 2008
Rockport Pilot,Sculptor Leo Osborne, who was present, created a rendition of the Kemp's Ridley turtle. The piece is a bronze cast from burl wood. The Kemp's Ridley sea

Defenders say Florida has Turtle Troubles  -  Apr 11, 2008
Student Operated Press,Bay County to reduce the impact the Panama City beach renourishment project will have on loggerhead, green, leatherback, and Kemp's ridley sea turtles.

Year's first ridley turtle makes a nest  -  Apr 13, 2008
Corpus Christi Caller Times,By Mike Baird (Contact) CORPUS CHRISTI — The first Kemp's ridley sea turtle nest on the Texas coast for 2008 was documented Saturday on South Padre Island.

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