Galveston's beaches are no strangers to visitors, especially during the summer. This year, a very special visitor made Babe's Beach its preferred summer getaway destination.
A Kemp's Ridley sea turtle laid eggs after a nest was found about three months ago at Galveston Island State Park."The Kemp's Ridley sea turtle is one of the most endangered sea turtle species in the world, so every egg matters," Dr.
"This is all done in keeping the Corps of Engineers' navigation mission to provide safe, reliable, efficient, and environmentally sustainable navigation channels for the movement of commerce," Frabotta said. "The Galveston District pays for dredging of the sandy material from the channel while the Park Board and the Texas General Land Office cost share the incremental amount required to transport the sand to the beach.
"This is a new beach thanks to the Babe's Beach renourishment project, where we previously have no historical records of nests occurring," said Theresa Morris, rehabilitation hospital manager at Texas AWhen turtles nest on Galveston, Morris and her team excavate the entire clutch and transfer it to Padre Island National Seashore for incubation and release, she said.
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