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Padre Island National Seashore is more than just the "longest stretch of undeveloped barrier island in the world." You can also find wide stretches of prairie grasslands, emjoy premier bird watching, and watch scheduled morning releases of Kemp's ridley sea turtle hatchlings into the Gulf of Mexico.
Padre Island National Seashore is the longest stretch of undeveloped barrior island in the world. Sunrises are incredible any time of the year, and five species of sea turtles can be found here.
From mid-June through August, you can attend a public release of Kemp's ridley sea turtle hatchlings at Malaquite Beach, in front of the Visitor Center. These public releases are held at 6:45 a.m. and the National Park Service website for Padre Island National Seashore, Texas, has a page dedicated to information about sea turtles and hatchling releases https://www.nps.gov/pais/learn/nature/hatchlingreleases.htm
Padre Island National Seashore in Texas is popular not only for the annual public Kemp's ridley sea turtle hatchling releases, but also for the sunrises and bird watching.
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