Once on the island, the suspect turned onto the first beach access road and then, when he hit the beach, turned south towards ...

The first public Kemp's ridley sea turtle hatchling release of the season is scheduled for June 14 at Padre Island National Seashore. Thousands of beachgoers attend hatchling releases each summer at ...

Numerous groups worked together to save cold-stunned green sea turtles on Jan. 21, but Padre Island National Seashore paused efforts that day.

Local sea turtle experts at Padre Island National Seashore say Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle nesting season is showing promising numbers this year, with more than 300 nests already found along the Texas ...

Though school is back in session, August and September in Texas still features perfect weather for Gulf Coast getaways, but beware, as one little creature could turn your beach outing into a literal ...

The 2025 Kemp's ridley sea turtle nesting season is record-breaking, with 383 nests found on the Texas coast as of June 13, surpassing the previous record of 353 in 2017. Despite a smaller patrol team ...

On Sunday, the first nest of the 2025 season was confirmed on Padre Island National Seashore. The female sea turtle was spotted near the 31-mile marker of the national seashore. She was already tagged ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) – Authorities in South Texas are investigating the death of a New Braunfels man found in the surf at the Padre Island National Seashore. Kleberg County sheriff’s officials ...

Between April and mid-summer, hundreds of Kemp's ridley sea turtles will creep out of the waves and across the beach to nest at the base of sand dunes along the Texas coast. If this nesting season is ...

It’s the time of year when Texas beachgoers may encounter natural tar balls washing up on Padre Island. Padre Island National Seashore announced on its Facebook page that tar balls have been spotted ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Padre Island National Seashore stretches close 70 miles along the Texas Coast from Corpus Christi to a few dozen miles above the Texas/Mexico ...