Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle

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Dr. Pat Burchfield, the executive director of the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas, has studied the Kemp's ridley sea turtle for over four decades. Much of his work has taken him to the Mexican nesting beaches of the Kemp's ridley, where he has learned why the turtle, and its eggs, were so vulnerable to capture.

Date RecordedApril 29, 2021
InterviewerDavid Todd
IntervieweePat Burchfield
LocationBrownsville, Texas
Duration00:03:16
Reel4054
Time Code00:40:57