A Deadly Tumor-Causing Disease Joins the List of Perils for Endangered Sea Turtles

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Dec. 30, 2022. It is reproduced in full below.

Padre Island National Seashore has worked for decades to preserve Kemp’s ridley sea turtles. A new viral disease now threatens them.

By Jennifer Shelby Walker

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service