Kemp's ridley hatchlings crawl about inside their incubation box less than a day after hatching

These are Kemp's ridley eggs still in their nest after discovery by sea turtle patrollers.

Linda of the sea turtle division staff with the nesting Kemp's ridley she found while on patrol

View of a sea turtle hatchling release. The small black discs stretching across the center of the photo are hatchlings.

Turtle Excluder Device (TED)

Hawksbill found stranded with missing right front flipper

Applying a transmitter to a female Kemp's ridley

Biotechnicians carrying a Kemp's ridley with a transmitter attached

Eggs packed for incubation in a styrofoam box

A sea turtle with a living tag (the light spot on the upper shell).

A Kemp's ridley digging her nest.

A sea turtle hatchling

Dr. Donna Shaver at a hatchling release.

Cynthia Rubio patrolling on an ATV

A close-up of a Kemp's ridley hatchling

Excavating a sea turtle nest

Close-up of a loggerhead sea turtle. The pattern of scutes between the eyes distinguishes species.