Kemp Ridley Turtles Released

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Story Created: Jun 30, 2009 at 4:02 PM CST

Story Updated: Jun 30, 2009 at 4:53 PM CST

June 30, 2009

An early morning wake-up call Tuesday, for some of nature's most vulnerable creatures.

167 Kemps Ridley hatchlings were released into the surf at the Padre Island National Seashore.

Dr. Donna Shaver of the Padre Island National Seashore says its possible only one in a hundred hatchlings will live to see adulthood.

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