Family finds endangered sea turtle nesting on Matagorda Peninsula

by CJ Vetter © THE PORT LAVACA WAVE 2024
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Contributed photo A Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle crawls onto land. Sara Hegemeyer and her family took pictures of the endangered animal from a safe distance as it laid its eggs and buried them.


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