Kemps ridley turtle nesting at its only nesting beach in Rancho Neuavo, Mexico. These turtles are the smallest and rarest of all sea turtles. Their numbers have gone from over 40,000 nesting females to less than 1000 today. They inhabit the Gulf of Mexico and have become victims of the shrimping industry as well as being exploited for food, eggs, oils, and their shells.

Adult female loggerhead turtle (Carretta carretta) emerging from the ocean to lay eggs.