Mary Kay Skoruppa

Stranding responders and concerned citizens along the Texas coast have reported an increase in juvenile green sea turtles trapped in jetty rocks and washing ashore near these passes. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and local partners urge the public to be vigilant and report sightings of these...

As nesting season begins in late March, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service urges Texas beach visitors to stay vigilant, drive slowly and avoid disturbing nest sites to help protect imperiled sea turtles, including the endangered Kemp's ridley and the threatened loggerhead and green sea turtles.

In September, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and partners will release a rehabilitated Kemp’s ridley sea turtle named “Tally” from Galveston into the Gulf of Mexico for a second chance at life. Tally was found stranded and near death on the distant shores of Talacre in Northern Wales in 2021.

Saving the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle is one of the greatest Endangered Species Act success stories of our time. While continued efforts are needed to fully recover the species, actions undertaken for the species in the last 50 years are paying off and we are seeing increased numbers of Kemp’s ridley...