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A young Kemp's ridley sea turtle in recovery.
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Kemp’s ridley sea turtle recovers from oil

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A newly hatched leatherback turtle moves in the sand.
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Habitat for Leatherback Turtles

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A juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle emerges from the nest
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Taking the Temperature of the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle

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A Kemp's Ridley sea turtle is returned to the ocean.
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Images: Conserving Endangered Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles

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a hawksbill sea turtle swimming
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Hawksbill Sea Turtle

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A heavily oiled Kemp's Ridley turtle recovered near the Deepwater Horizon/BP accident site.
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Oiled Kemps Ridley Sea Turtle

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A light brown gecko with medium brown markings, standing on a dead and weathered tree trunk.
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Island Leaf-Toed Gecko

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A juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle emerges from the nest
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Kemp's Ridley Hatchling

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Leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are the largest sea turtles, growing as long as six and a half feet (2 m) and weighing some 2,000 pounds (900 kg). They’re unlike the other marine turtles in two important ways: they have a thick leathery carapa
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Leatherback Turtle

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Kemp’s ridley turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) are the smallest sea turtles, weighing only 100 lbs (45 kg). Adults spend most of their time in shallow coastal areas in places with mud, sand, or gravel bottoms—often in seagrass beds. They eat swimming crab
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Kemp's Ridley Turtle

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Every year, at the same place and time, thousands of female Kemp's ridley sea turtles come ashore to nest and lay their eggs on the beach. This mass nesting event is known as an arribada, meaning “arrival by sea” in Spanish.
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Kemp's Ridley Nesting "Arribada"

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Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) live in the warm coastal waters of tropical and subtropical oceans. Adults sometimes eat sponges, salps (floating jelly-like animals), and jellyfish, but they feed mostly on plants, like seagrass and algae. The pigment f
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Meet the Seven Sea Turtle Species

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