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Sea turtle egg corral work at Padre Island National Seashore in 2008.
Padre Island National Seashore used a fenced area, a corral, to incubate nests from Kemp's ridley sea turtles for the first time in 2008. Eleven nests were placed in the corral. The emergence success for the 11 nests was 91.2%, resulting in 1,042 Kemp's ridely hatchlings released.
A park staff member places eggs into an excavated egg chamber in the corral. - Fig. 2. Park staff place tulle over nest cages late in incubation to protect nest from fly larve. - Fig. 3. Hatchlings are removed from the corral at night using red lights. - Fig. 4. Kemp's ridley hatchlings from the corral enter the ocean at sunrise. - Fig. 5. Kemp's ridley hatchlings from the corral make their way to the ocean.
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Padre Island National Seashore, Code: PAIS
Padre Island National Seashore, Kenedy County, Texas
Latitude: 26.747200012207, Longitude: -97.352897644043
Latitude: 26.747200012207, Longitude: -97.352897644043
05/16/2008
05/16/2008 - 06/26/2008
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008 2:24:04 PM
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