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    Padre Island

    National Seashore Texas

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Texas Coast Sea Turtle Nest Findings, 2009

So far this year, 4 Kemp's ridley nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast.  The patrolled areas include (from north to south in state):



Bolivar Peninsula

0

Galveston Island

0

Brazoria County (just north of Surfside)

0

Surfside Beach

0

Quintana Beach

0

Bryan Beach

0

Matagorda Peninsula

0

Matagorda Island

0

San Jose Island 0

0

Mustang Island 0

0

North Padre Island & Padre Island National Seashore

4, including 4 at Padre Island National Seashore

South Padre Island

0

Boca Chica Beach

0


Did You Know?

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