Filed under: alternative fuels, Environment, Kemp's Ridley sea turtle, oil spill, pollution, wildlife | Tags: Kemp's Ridley, National Park Service, Oil spill, Sea turtle
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“Yesterday, as part of the effort to save sea turtle hatchlings from the BP oil spill, the first Kemp’s ridley sea turtle nest was excavated from a national park area. This nest of 89 eggs was located on the south side of Fort Pickens Road in the Florida district of Gulf Islands National Seashore.
“The excavation and relocation of a sea turtle nest to another site to be hatched and released is unprecedented for the National Park Service,” said Acting Seashore Superintendent Nina Kelson. “It is especially significant as this is a Kemp’s ridley nest, the species that is the rarest of all the endangered sea turtles found along the Gulf coast.” Read more.
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