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The Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle
It’s hard out there for a turtle. Especially one that’s endangered, y’all.
June 19, 2013 | by Matthew Diffee | Critter
Rescuing  Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles
Donna Shaver on finding a nest, sleeping at the office during hatching season, and dedicating her career to saving sea turtles. 
August 1, 2011 | by Patricia Sharpe | The Horse's Mouth
Kemp’s Ridley Found on Dutch Beach to Be Released into Gulf of Mexico

But how did the critically endangered sea turtle end up in the Netherlands in the first place?

November 9, 2012 | by Sonia Smith
Project Tracks Kemp’s Ridleys Across Gulf of Mexico

A number of the critically endangered sea turtles are being monitored by the National Resource Damage Assessment, which is studying how the Deepwater Horizon oil spill impacted the animal is underway on Padre Island. 

June 30, 2012 | by Sonia Smith
Rough Roads
These drives are sure to get your attention.
May 1, 2002 | by Joe Nick Patoski | Web Exclusive
Swimming to Oblivion
Marine scientists have struggled for ten years to establish a new colony of ridley sea turtles on South Padre Islands. All their efforts may have been in vain.
June 1, 1988 | by Patricia Sharpe | Feature
COME AND BAKE IT
How do we love pecan pie? Senator Charles Schwertner counts the ways.
March 13, 2013 | by | State Foods
Six Must-Attend Events: July 5-July 11
The state's top offerings, from Beyoncé's world tour to listening to symphonic renditions of the Rolling Stones' songs.
July 5, 2013 | by Michael Hoinski | The Drop Everything List
Coasting
Since I was a kid growing up on polluted Galveston Bay, I’ve held a grudge against the watery edge of Texas—but no more. Protected wetlands! Pelicans and turtles! Historic buildings! Edible oysters! And that’s not the half shell of it.
June 1, 2004 | by Suzy Banks | Feature
The Wild Coast
The birds of High Island. The wilderness of Matagorda Island. The untamed beach of Boca Chica. These and other hidden treasures await you-if you know where to look.
June 1, 1998 | by Joe Nick Patoski | Feature

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