Padre Island turtle patrol works to save rare Lepidochelys kempii
Want to know what the Padre Island turtle patrol is doing to save Lepidochelys kempii?
From the article: The team knows the odds of a payoff — the sight of a nest from the roughly 1,000 female turtles left in the world — is slim. Still, they press on. They endure long hours on patrol in the South Texas heat searching miles of beach. At night, their work continues as they watch over the nests they do find and wait for signs of life.
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