![]() Today, visitors can see Padre Island as it has existed throughout most of its history. ![]() Among these are the Kemp's Ridley sea turtles. The National Seashore and surrounding waters provide important habitat for marine and terrestrial plants and animals, including a number of rare, threatened, and endangered species. This is the longest stretch of undeveloped barrier island in the world. Padre Island National Seashore is a national park on Padre Island that encompasses more than 130,000 acres and 66 miles of Gulf beachfront. It documents the history of the area and includes legends of sunken treasure ships and buried pirate loot. The map accurately shows the current shoreline, access roads to the islands, beach access points and various recreational areas. This map is printed on parchment style paper giving it an "old" look and feel. It was relocated to Beaumont after experts said he was getting too comfortable with humans.A Travel Adventure Map of Padre & Mustang IslandsĢ4x36, A fanciful look at the history and legend surrounding Padre and Mustang Islands. It was dubbed the “Dollar Store Gator” by residents who were feeding him. Just up the coast last fall, a 10-foot male alligator was found near businesses in Port Aransas. “Since Padre Island National Seashore is surrounded by saltwater and because the freshwater flooding of the coastal prairies from rain is seasonal, the habitat is not preferred by alligators.” “Alligators are a freshwater species while they can tolerate brackish (a mix of fresh and salt) water for short periods of time, they typically avoid salt water,” she said. Taylor said American alligators extend to South Texas, but they are uncommon at the national seashore. The national seashore, which is known as the longest stretch of an undeveloped barrier island in the world, is known as a nesting ground for Kemp’s ridley sea turtles.Ĭommon wildlife at the park includes coyotes, deer, songbirds, squirrels, jellyfish and ghost crabs, but PINS typically posts about funky creatures, such as blue dragons or cannibalistic fish, that wash up. Yesterday we had an unusual visitor on Malaquite Beach! This young American alligator came all the way from Louisiana.Posted by Padre Island National Seashore on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 She said when the alligators bask in the sun to regulate their body temperatures, the rays kill off the algae. “It had a lot of algae on its back, so we suspect that it might have been in the Gulf for a while.” “We can only speculate that since it was tagged in Louisiana that perhaps it got washed out into the Gulf during one of the flooding events that recently occurred in the state,” Taylor said. ![]() The “unusual visitor” traveled from the bayou, according to a tail notch and tags found on its feet, PINS officials say. She added that it is unknown when or where the animal will be released. It did have fishing line in its mouth, and it is currently receiving intravenous fluids. It was given a radiograph when it arrived at the center, and it came back clean, Taylor said. It was sent to the Corpus Christi Texas Sea Life Center for rehabilitation from its “long journey” from Louisiana. ![]() Kelly Taylor, the chief of interpretation and education at PINS, said two park rangers were able to capture and secure the alligator. PINS park rangers posted an image of a young American alligator that was found Monday on Malaquite Beach, directly in front of the Malaquite Visitor Center. ![]() A toothy discovery was made along the Padre Island National Seashore this week. ![]()
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