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Sea turtle work conducted at Padre Island National Seashore receives widespread media attention.
Sea turtle conservation and research efforts conducted at Padre Island National Seashore have received extensive media coverage since they began in the late 1970s. Coverage has extended from local to international levels and included the New York Times, Washington Post, Discovery News, Dateline, Southern Living Magazine, Bark Magazine, Newsweek, National Geographic, Texas Country Reporter, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department television series and magazine, Texas Highways Magazine, Texas Coop Magazine, Corpus Christi Caller Times, Houston Chronicle, National Parks Magazine, San Antonio Express News, Brownsville Herald, Voice of America News, and numerous others. Dr. Donna Shaver, Chief of the Division of Sea Turtle Science and Recovery, was featured as ABC World News Tonight’s Person of the Week on July 29, 2005.
Follow these links to some recent media coverage of work conducted by the Division of Sea Turtle Science and Recovery at Padre Island National Seashore. The articles are grouped by years.
Please note that the National Park Service does not control and therefore cannot guarantee the relevance, timeliness, or accuracy of the materials provided by other agencies or organizations, nor does the NPS endorse other agencies or organizations, their views, products, or services.
2009
Corpus Christi Caller Times Article Archives
Stout Nose Cracks This Shell Game Corpus Christi Caller Times – April 27, 2009
Ranger Ridley Bark Magazine -- May/June 2009
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Endangered Species Bulletin -- Summer 2009
2008
First Leatherback found since 1930's in the Gulf Coast New York Times – June 11, 2008
2007
Holiday in the National Parks Corpus Christi Daily.com – December 5, 2007
Record Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests found this year Corpus Christi Caller Times – September 3, 2007
Dash of the Tiny Turtles Corpus Christi Caller Times – June 14, 2007
The Season for Sea Turtles New York Times – June 8, 2007
Kemp's ridley getting help with comeback www.mysanantonio.com – May 12, 2007
Volunteers play role in saving endangered turtles www.mysanantonio.com – May 10, 2007
2006
Hatching Hope Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine – March, 2006
2005
ABC World News Person of the Week: Donna Shaver – July 29, 2005
Help Save the Turtles www.news8austin.com – July 23, 2005
450 sea turtles released into Gulf of Mexico www.kristv.com – July 15, 2005
