Sea Turtle
Saving Sea Turtles: Slash’s Story
This week, the Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research celebrated its second anniversary. During their first two years, the Center cared for over 85 turtles, and volunteers spent thousands of hours focused on conservation efforts. Read More
Tunes for Turtles: Texas A&M-Galveston Hosting Concert Benefiting Campus Sea Turtle Center
Join our campus community for an evening of music and community benefiting our Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research (GCSTR) at the Texas A&M University at Galveston Campus Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Read More
Texas A&M-Galveston to Open On-Campus Sea Turtle Hospital
Texas A&M University at Galveston’s Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research (GCSTR) plans to open a short-term sea turtle hospital on campus later this fall. Read More
Proposed Funding Cuts Spell Trouble for Texas Sea Turtles
As the National Park Service looks to cut $300,000 in funding previously earmarked for sea turtle conservation work, Dr. Christopher Marshall is left simply wondering why. Read More
Upper Texas Coast Sea Turtle Patrol Delaying Start of Patrol Season Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Upon further recommendation from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), officials from Texas A&M University at Galveston have decided to further delay the start of the Upper Texas Coast Sea Turtle Patrol. Read More
Initial Funding Awarded to the Texas A&M University at Galveston Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research
The Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research at Texas A&M University at Galveston was just awarded a $99,984 state wildlife grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to tag sea turtles in Galveston Bay. Read More
New Sea Turtle Research Center Coming to TAMUG
The Gulf Turtle Research Center’s official website is live and specialty plates are available for purchase! Read More
First Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Nests of the 2018 Season Found
It was a beautiful sunny day along beach, when volunteers from the Sea Turtle Patrol spotted the unmistakable tracks. Read More
Training to Make a Difference
Thursday night saw the new Waterfront Pavilion at Texas A&M University at Galveston packed tight with people. Read More
TAMUG Student Wants to Take out the Ocean’s Trash
Hailing from Bastrop, Texas, a seven-year-old Russell Cole visited the Sea Turtle Rescue Center at South Padre Island with his family, where he learned how plastics were proving deadly for sea turtles and other marine life. Read More