b'P o r tA r a n s a sAs soon as the turtle spotting was confirmed, Port Athe delicate collection of the eggs, once the mother police and an ambulance unit arrived on the scene,turtle was finished laying themthe total was 72! as did volunteers who cordoned off the area aroundThe mom then made her way safely, with a VIP the Ridley mothers nest, which she was still diggingescort, back to the waters edge and out to sea.when assistance arrived.The eggs are then taken to the PINS facility where Before long, scientific staff from the ARK and fromthey are placed in nests known as corrals until the the Padre Island National Seashores Sea Turtlehatchings are released into the gulf. As many as three Science and Recovery Program arrived to conductdozen nests per day are found on Texas beaches!120THE COASTAL BEND GUIDE TheCoastalBend.com'