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The olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), also known commonly as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae. The species is the second-smallest [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world.
Due to strict laws that protected their nesting sites in Mexico and altered fishing gear to avoid accidental capture of the Kemp's ridley, their numbers have increased to estimated an 7000–9000 nesting individuals today. The olive ridley sea turtle is considered to have the most abundant numbers today, estimated as 800,000 nesting individuals.
The green and loggerhead sea turtles are categorized as endangered, olive ridley are classified as vulnerable, Kemp's ridley, and hawksbill sea turtles are critically endangered and the flatback sea turtle does not have enough data to draw an accurate conclusion on conservation status.
In 2011, the Kemp's ridley sea turtle was on track to lose the "endangered" label by 2024. But population growth has stalled. 'We're not done': How Kemp's ridley sea turtles became endangered and ...
Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) VU; Family Dermochelyidae (leatherback sea turtle) Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) VU (East Pacific Ocean subpopulation - i.e. Hawaiian Is.: CR, West Pacific Ocean subpopulation: CR, Northwest Atlantic Ocean subpopulation: EN; Family Trionychidae (softshells)
The organization cooperates with others across Texas every year to protect sea turtle nests, most of which belong to the Kemp's ridley. [13] In the 2021 nesting season, Sea Turtle, Inc. protected 91 sea turtle nests and released 5,415 hatchlings. [14] Kemp's ridley sea turtle nesting
Kemp's ridley sea turtle [4] (Lepidochelys kempii), also called commonly the Atlantic ridley sea turtle, Kemp's ridley turtle, and Kemp's ridley, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae. L. kempii is the rarest species of sea turtle and is the world's most endangered species of sea turtle.
On Oct. 28, 2024, the business' Fort Worth location shut its doors following allegations of animal neglect. As of Wednesday, the business' website marked it had five locations in the following cities: