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Texas' official state sea turtle was just rescued from shore
A massive Kemp’s ridley sea turtle — the world’s smallest and most critically endangered sea turtle species — washed ashore on a Galveston, Texas, beach on March 7, 2026, launching an emergency rescue ...
The Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) is the official state sea turtle of Texas.
The Kemp's ridley turtle is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
This endangered sea turtle was found in rough shape on a Texas beach. What happened next is giving researchers hope.
A Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) swims in a pond at the Submarine Museum after being rescued from a fishing net where it lost a flipper in Isla de Margarita, Nueva Esparta state, ...
A bystander found the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle washed ashore while walking on a Galveston beach the morning of March 7. The lethargic turtle was clearly struggling as it was weighed down with ...
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