Texas Turtle Nest Update 7/06/2017

Via Dr. Donna Shaver

Today, one older Kemp’s ridley and two new green turtle nests were found in Texas, at Padre Island National Seashore.

KEMP'S RIDLEY TURTLE

So far this year, 351 Kemp’s ridley nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state):

3 Bolivar Peninsula

5 Galveston Island

0 Brazoria County, N. of Surfside 

3 Surfside Beach 

1 Quintana Beach 

0 Bryan Beach 

0 Brazoria County, N. of Sargent Beach 

0 Sargent Beach 

7 Matagorda Peninsula (area record)

0 Matagorda Island

2 San Jose Island

11 Mustang Island (area record)

8 North Padre Island north of Padre Island National Seashore

218 Padre Island National Seashore (area record)

70 South Padre Island (area record)

23 Boca Chica Beach (area record)

LOGGERHEAD TURTLE
So far this year, 6 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state):

1 Surfside Beach

1 North Padre Island, north of Padre Island National Seashore

3 Padre Island National Seashore

1 South Padre Island

GREEN SEA TURTLE
So far this year, 7 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state):

6 Padre Island National Seashore

1 South Padre Island

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 Do not cite or quote without permission.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/2017-nesting-season.htm