“Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, one of the world’s most endangered species, have laid a record 383 nests on the Texas coast so far in 2025, surpassing the previous high of 353 set in 2017,” reports The Doomslayer.
The Corpus Christi Caller-Times adds:
When the first Kemp’s ridley hatchling made its way to the surf at Malaquite Beach June 14, cheers erupted into the salty air.
Hundreds of people waited nearly half an hour in traffic to watch more than 300 Kemp’s ridley hatchlings make their way home to their natural habitat.
In three separate encampments, staff members with Padre Island National Seashore placed the hatchlings on the beach and patiently waited for them to take to the Gulf of Mexico,
Kemp’s ridley sea turtles might still be laying eggs in Texas, but it’s already a record-breaking season for the endangered species.
As of June 13, 383 Kemp’s ridley sea turtle nests have been found on the Texas coast. That surpasses the previous record of 353 found in 2017, though the season could last into July….
The Kemp’s ridley is the most endangered species of sea turtle on the planet.
During arribadas, the turtles gather on nesting beaches in large crowds to lay their eggs together at once.
The species primarily nests along a stretch of beach called Rancho Nuevo in Mexico. In the 1940s, 40,000 turtles could nest on Rancho Nuevo in just a single day. But the species experienced a sharp decline. By 1985, only 702 nests were documented in an entire year.
Beavers recently returned to Portugal after being absent from that country for 600 years.
Brazil’s rarest parrots have made a comeback, avoiding extinction.
In Florida, populations of manatees and sea turtles have rebounded.
Fish species are rebounding off the coast of California due to their young finding a sanctuary in abandoned oil rigs.
Scientists recently discovered that the world’s coral reefs are more plentiful than previously thought.
In 2023, carnivorous plants were reintroduced to English wetlands.
