By 1985, the world's rarest sea turtle had declined by 99%. Their comeback has been 30 years in the making
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Kemp's ridley sea turtles declined from over 121,000 nests (1940s) to 702 nests by 1985—a 99% collapse. Today there are an estimated 7,000–9,000 nesting females, amounting to tens of thousands of nests globally per year, driven by Endangered Species Act protection, international conservation, and local beach action.
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