U. S. Government Must Take Emergency Action to Protect Thousands of Endangered Kemp’s Ridleys Now Emerging at Padre Island National Seashore in Texas Today Sea Turtle Restoration Project filed an…
Juvenile and dying sea turtles caught up in the BP oil spill are moving with the cycling Gulf of Mexico currents shown here. Oil is likely to arrive in southern…
The majority of live sea turtles rescued from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill so far have been juvenile Kemp’s rileys. Populations of these endangered sea turtles are growing, and…

An expert team was assembled today for a flyover of the Gulf oil spill: Dr. Wallace “J” Nichols, STRP Board member and acclaimed sea turtle biologist and activist; Bonny Schumaker,…

Local sea turtle groups are working hard here in Alabama to protect the few sea turtle nests along these white sand beaches from BP beach cleanup crews and the oil…

Offshore swells of 6 feet and more in the Gulf kept all BP managed boats in safe harbor again, delaying sea turtle rescue efforts another day. Frustrated by the lack…
The story of turtles getting burned alive by BP, the lawsuits we filed to stop it, and related news about turtles and the Gulf oil spill have been published in…
Sea turtles large and small are dealing with one of the most horrible substances I have ever touched: weathered oil tar balls from the BP oil spill. This stuff sticks…
The story of turtles getting burned alive by BP, the lawsuits we filed to stop it, and related news about turtles and the Gulf oil spill have been published in…

Lawsuit Settled Today in New Orleans NEW ORLEANS – BP and the U. S. Coast Guard have committed to protecting sea turtles from incineration in oil burning operations in the…