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There are thought to be only a few thousand Kemp's ridleys, which is not only the rarest sea turtle species but also the smallest.

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There are very few places on the planet where the olive ridleys come ashore for mass nesting.

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It took a team of 14 experts days to decide whether to release the Kemp's ridleys.

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Still, scientists were so encouraged in March by the Kemp's ridleys recovery they believed they might see 10,000 nesting females within five to 10 years.

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The biggest success story has been NOAA's turtle-rescue vessels, which have captured about 90 live turtles -- most of them Kemp ridleys.

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The effects of the spill are "worse probably than anybody dreamed, particularly for the Kemp's ridleys," she said.

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Donna Shaver, chief of the Division of Sea Turtle Science and Recovery at Padre Island National Seashore has been monitoring the Kemp's ridleys for 30 years.

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"That goes in direct opposition to what's been decided with the Kemp's ridleys," Landry said.

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The Kemp's ridleys have been on the endangered list since 1973 after their population was depleted from years of hunting their eggs and trapping the animals in fishing nets.

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