| The endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle makes its home off Mexico's Gulf Coast, near Rancho Nuevo. |
| Currently, the Kemp's ridley sea turtle is the most endangered sea turtle in the world. |
| The Kemp's ridley sea turtles were on the brink of extinction in the 1960s with low numbers of 200 nesting individuals. |
| In the last five years, nests also have been documented for the rare Kemp's ridley and leatherback sea turtles. |
| The olive ridley turtle is one of several animal species that may have suffered a big setback as a result of last month's earthquake and tsunami. |
| The olive ridley sea turtle is considered to have the most abundant numbers today, estimated as 800,000 nesting individuals. |
