Alan Friedlander, a former chief scientist for National Geographic's Pristine Seas project ... Sharks, fish, and two endangered species of sea turtles — hawksbill and Kemp's Ridley —use ...

Found primarily in the Gulf of Mexico, but also as far north as Nova Scotia, Kemp’s ridleys are among the smallest sea turtles, reaching only about 2 feet in shell length and weighing up to 100 ...

Each year, thousands of sea ... National Park. “Because of COVID, one of the biggest observations that we have is the increasing levels of poaching on the beach,” she says. “[Normally] the ...

Nesting season starts for green sea turtles, which are drawn not only to shore to lay their eggs, but to the shallow-water grasses that serve as their feeding grounds. As summer kicks off ...

Kemp's ridley sea turtles, the most endangered sea turtle species, will nest on Texas beaches from April through mid-summer. Beach drivers on Padre Island National Seashore should be cautious ...