Kemp's ridley sea turtle
Lepidochelys kempii · Wherever found · ECOS entity 155
In plain words
Federal ESA status Endangered
The Kemp's ridley sea turtle is listed as endangeredendangered: In danger of dying out in all or much of the places where it lives. under the federal Endangered Species ActEndangered Species Act: The federal law from 1973 that protects listed animals and plants.. This is the U.S. federal status. It is not the IUCN Red List or a state list. No upcoming date is on the record.
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Each step shows up to three dates: the date the law sets, the date in the agency's workplan or set by a court, and the date the step was published. Every date links to the document it comes from.
| Step | Statutory date | Workplan or court-ordered date | Published (Federal Register) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90-day finding90-day finding: The agency's first answer to a petition, saying whether it is worth a full review. |
Statutory date May 23, 2010 (90-day finding, 16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)). Federal Register coverage starts October 24, 2024; earlier publications are not on the record yet.
16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)
Petition linked to this species: inferred from the petition title.
Statute wording for this date: "to the maximum extent practicable".
16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)
Statutory date March 18, 2018 (90-day finding, 16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)). Federal Register coverage starts October 24, 2024; earlier publications are not on the record yet.
16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)
Petition linked to this species: inferred from the petition title.
Statute wording for this date: "to the maximum extent practicable".
16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(A)
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Not in the workplan | Not published as of October 24, 2026 |
Petitions
- “Sea turtle, Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii); designate CH”: petition date (active). Source: ECOS petitions report, ECOS species profile. Petition linked to this species: inferred from the petition title.
- “Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii); designate CH”: petition date (closed). Source: ECOS petitions report, ECOS species profile. Petition linked to this species: inferred from the petition title.
Identifiers and sources
- This record
https://conservanode.org/id/species/155- ECOS
- Species profile 5523