Texas Turtle Nest Update 7/10/2016

via Dr. Donna Shaver On July 10, 1 old, previously undetected Kemp’s ridley nest was located in Texas, at Surfside Beach. KEMP'S RIDLEY TURTLE So far this year, 186 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): 0 Bolivar Peninsula 0 Galveston Island 0 Brazoria County, N. of Surfside 4 Surfside Beach 1 Quintana Beach 0 Bryan Beach 0 Brazoria County, N. of Sargent Beach 0 Sargent Beach 3 Matagorda Peninsula 0 Matagorda Island 1 San Jose Island 6 Mustang Island 10 North Padre Island north of Padre Island National Seashore 89 Padre Island National Seashore 63 South Padre Island 9 Boca Chica Beach LOGGERHEAD TURTLE So far this year, 3 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): 1 Matagorda Peninsula 1 Padre Island National Seashore 1 South Padre Island GREEN SEA TURTLE So far this year, 0 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): 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 Do not cite or quote without permission.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: https://www.nps.gov/pais/learn/nature/2016-nesting-season.htm