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Helping preserve Kemp's ridley sea turtles in Galveston

Published June 9, 2017

GALVESTON, Texas (FOX 26) - An effort is underway on Galveston Island to protect the endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle population.

Photojournalist Darlene Janik-Faires shows what Texas A&M University at Galveston researchers and the Turtle Island Restoration Network are doing to help make it a reality.