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Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Nests Rise on the Texas Coast

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service works with the National Park Service and partner groups. They counted 697 Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests in 2026. These nests were found along the Texas coast during the nesting season. This total is a 55% rise from the 449 nests found in 2025. The Kemp's ridley sea turtle is the world's most endangered…

Rewritten with AI from facts reported by US Fish and Wildlife Service. Read the original for the full report.