Ridleys

There are thought to be only a few thousand Kemp's ridleys, which is not only the rarest sea turtle species but also the smallest. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Her performance and welcome to the ridleys was just at berlin film festival and once again performance in the movie got people talking. ❋ Unknown (2010)

There are very few places on the planet where the olive ridleys come ashore for mass nesting. ❋ Bharati Chaturvedi (2011)

He says it's especially alarming to see turtles at risk because they are so rare, and the majority of the ones getting caught in the oil are Kemp's ridleys, the rarest of them all. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Endangered Kemp's ridleys, which are nesting on beaches in Mexico and Texas, have washed up by the dozens dead along Gulf beaches since the April 20 Deepwater Horizon rig explosion that has gushed up to 130 million gallons of oil into the sea. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It took a team of 14 experts days to decide whether to release the Kemp's ridleys. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The effects of the spill are "worse probably than anybody dreamed, particularly for the Kemp's ridleys," she said. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Allowing the Kemp's ridleys to remain in captivity, however, creates other risks. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In 1979, after a rig blowout in the Mexican Gulf, authorities airlifted Kemp's ridleys to oil-free waters. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"That goes in direct opposition to what's been decided with the Kemp's ridleys," Landry said. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He supports the loggerhead program in Florida, but thinks the Kemp's ridleys should be released so long as Texas is oil-free. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Kemp's ridleys aren't in as immediate of danger because oil hasn't been washing ashore yet in their nesting places in the western Gulf. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Still, scientists were so encouraged in March by the Kemp's ridleys recovery they believed they might see 10,000 nesting females within five to 10 years. ❋ Unknown (2010)

SHOGREN: Five types of extremely rare or endangered sea turtles live in the Gulf, but the majority of the more than 300 turtles found dead or covered in oil since the BP well exploded have been Kemp's ridleys, the rarest of them all. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The biggest success story has been NOAA's turtle-rescue vessels, which have captured about 90 live turtles -- most of them Kemp ridleys. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Donna Shaver, chief of the Division of Sea Turtle Science and Recovery at Padre Island National Seashore has been monitoring the Kemp's ridleys for 30 years. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Kemp's ridleys have been on the endangered list since 1973 after their population was depleted from years of hunting their eggs and trapping the animals in fishing nets. ❋ Unknown (2010)