A massive Kemp’s ridley sea turtle — the world’s smallest and most critically endangered sea turtle species — washed ashore on a Galveston, Texas, beach on March 7, 2026, launching an emergency rescue that has her fighting for survival at the Houston Zoo. And her story is arriving alongside a feel-good milestone: 27 turtles of the same species were just released back into the Gulf of Mexico after months of rehab in Mississippi. The Sea Turtle Was Lethargic and Barely Moving The adult female turtle was found near Beach Pocket Park #3 in Galveston after the Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research (G...

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