In September 2007, numerous Chinese poachers were apprehended off the Turtle Islands in the country's southernmost province of Tawi-Tawi.
In September 2007, Corpus Christi, Texas, wildlife officials found 128 Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests on Texas seashores, a document variety, which includes eighty one on North Padre Island (Padre Island National Seashore) and four on Mustang Island.