Turtle Nests Update 6/2/2015

via Dr. Donna Shaver Today, 1 green turtle nest was found in Texas, at Padre Island National Seashore. KEMP'S RIDLEY TURTLE So far this year, 127 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): 3 Bolivar Peninsula 1 Galveston Island 0 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 1 Mustang Island 87 North Padre Island, including 83 at Padre Island National Seashore 29 South Padre Island 0 Boca Chica Beach GREEN SEA TURTLE So far this year, 1 nest has been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): 1 North Padre Island, including 1 at Padre Island National Seashore