South Padre Island is a haven for Kemp's ridley sea turtles as they struggle to survive.

Fortunately, there are many ways which those in this resort town help them not only to survive, but to eventually thrive once again.


Every so often sea turtles make the news for their unusual stories and here we share some of those stories which we believe are worth the read.


Ila's legacy lives on in the work which she began so many years ago on South Padre Island and continues to inspire new generations to make a difference in the world.

From April to August, female Kemp's ridley sea turtles make their way to the beach where they laboriously crawl across the sand to leave their eggs before returning to the sea.

On South Padre Island, this is a time of much activity for the volunteers who patrol the beaches for these nests so as to protect the precious eggs until they are ready to hatch.