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07-09-2004, 11:34 PM

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/07/opinion/07MON3.html

The Contrasts of Padre Island

Published: June 7, 2004

So far it's been a good season for Kemp's ridley sea turtles at Padre Island National Seashore, off the gulf coast of Texas. This time of year, the females of this endangered species come ashore to lay eggs, under the watchful eyes of the staff from the National Park Service's Sea Turtle Science and Recovery lab. There's a good chance they'll find even more nests this year than the old record of 38 in 2002, though that is still a far cry from the tens of thousands of turtles that used to nest on the gulf beaches farther south.

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07-09-2004, 11:34 PM	#1
DaveTX Posts: n/a	The Contrasts of Padre Island http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/07/opinion/07MON3.html The Contrasts of Padre Island Published: June 7, 2004 So far it's been a good season for Kemp's ridley sea turtles at Padre Island National Seashore, off the gulf coast of Texas. This time of year, the females of this endangered species come ashore to lay eggs, under the watchful eyes of the staff from the National Park Service's Sea Turtle Science and Recovery lab. There's a good chance they'll find even more nests this year than the old record of 38 in 2002, though that is still a far cry from the tens of thousands of turtles that used to nest on the gulf beaches farther south. ... Rest of post edited by Shannon until copyright permission can be established Last edited by Shannon : 07-13-2004 at 12:05 PM. Reason: Copyright concerns... no proof of permission provided yet.