A Kemps Ridley sea turtle poses for a picture on his way to the Gulf of Mexico to start his life. (Photo by Bri Longoria)
By LAUREN N. LAUGHLIN
Special to the PRESS
The first Kemp’s Ridley turtle nest hatched in the early morning hours of June 13.
It was the first of many public turtle hatching viewings.
Since that morning two more nests have hatched and made it to the water.
The three nests combined produced a total of 263 turtles that have been born on South Padre Island.
There are 37 other nests waiting to hatch on the beach and more are being spotted every day.
For more on this story, pick up a copy of the June 13 edition of the Port Isabel South Padre Press or check out our E-edition by clicking here.
1 comment
Baby Turtles
October 19, 2011 at 11:16 am (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Aww. It’s always good if you help these little creatures make their way to the sea. If not, predators will surely take the chance of catching and eating them.