I have posted this is in previous years...
The Kemp's Ridley only had one nesting site in the world, a stretch of beach along the Mexican coast south of the border. As an endangered species, a decision was made to form a secondary colony at Padre Island. The program had started to show real signs of nesting growth after years of good efforts, but then Deepwater happened and nesting declined again, since where deep water was is where the juveniles and females hang out.
But good news, this year, they have again begun to surpass their nesting records and the program appears back on track. Still a long way to go before it's a true colony though, one day had over forty thousand nesting in Mexico back when the species was abundant.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Texas-has-record-236-Kemp-s-ridley-turtle-nests-11154550.php
The Kemp's Ridley only had one nesting site in the world, a stretch of beach along the Mexican coast south of the border. As an endangered species, a decision was made to form a secondary colony at Padre Island. The program had started to show real signs of nesting growth after years of good efforts, but then Deepwater happened and nesting declined again, since where deep water was is where the juveniles and females hang out.
But good news, this year, they have again begun to surpass their nesting records and the program appears back on track. Still a long way to go before it's a true colony though, one day had over forty thousand nesting in Mexico back when the species was abundant.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Texas-has-record-236-Kemp-s-ridley-turtle-nests-11154550.php
