Sea turtle nesting 2020 various sites

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Here (2020)..

• Zakynthos: 1.788 nests from an average of 938*
• Southern Kyparissia Bay: 3.500 nests from an average of 1.403*.
• Belek (Turkey): 3.000 nests from an average of 2000 nests.
• Lebanon: 190 nests! Over double from the average

-Zakynthos and Kyparissia bay nest numbers confirmed by ARCHELON

– Belek Turkey nest numbers confirmed by EKAD official

-Lebanon nest numbers confirmed by Ali Badreddine.

Data refer to the number of nests confirmed up to the date of this post.

Average numbers retrieved from the following publication:

*https://www.iucn.org/sites/dev/files/content/documents/2020/conservation_of_mediterranean_turtles_in_the_mediterranean_sea.pdf