COVID-19 Makes it Harder to Track Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles on Padre Island
May 18, 2020 | By Amanda Ogle
Every day, from April through mid-July, the Division of Sea Turtle Science and Recovery at the Padre Island National Seashore combs 80 miles of Padre Island’s beaches in search of Kemp’s ridley sea turtles–the most critically endangered sea turtle in the world–coming ashore. It’s nesting season, but things are a bit unusual this year due to COVID-19.
