County expands turtle-nesting patrols after National Seashore limits operations
Coastal Parks staff described a county-run turtle nesting patrol and egg-incubation effort under a federal permit after the Padre Island National Seashore limited its operations; staff warned the work is labor-intensive and currently sustained with grant funds and volunteers.
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Scott Cross described an expanded turtle-nesting monitoring and egg-collection program started with a federal permit to transport eggs to an incubator at the National Seashore after Seashore staff limited operations. "If we did nothing, they die," a commissioner asked; Cross said the county stepped in using grant funds and volunteers and that long-term responsibility would be costly if federal partners do not resume support.
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