Areas of Interest
Help Endangered Animals —Ridley Turtles (HEART)
Carole Allen, Chair
P.O. Box 681231
Houston, Texas 77268-1231
Phone/Fax: 281-444-6204
carole@seaturtles.org
Al Barr, Committee Member
7303 Carl Road Ext.
Spring, Texas 77373
281-443-6629
albarra4@aol.com
Sea Turtle Hotline: 1-866-TURTLE-5. Please call if you see a sea turtle, eggs, or hatchlings on the beach. After calling the hotline, the caller will be given a telephone number for a sea turtle biologist or agency representative closest to the caller. This trained individual will go to the beach where the turtle was found as soon as possible after asking the caller a few questions.
Purpose Statement: To work for the preservation of endangered turtles and to be involved in the international project to save Kemp’s Ridley Turtle.
Publication: Newsletter on line at www.ridleyturtles.org.
Meeting Time: Third Tuesday of the month. Report given during Piney Woods Wildlife Society meeting.
Children’s Programs: For classes and scout troops: The Heart Council Certificate can be earned, includes education and communication with legislators.