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Aug 24
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Sea turtle nesting 2020 various sites

Less tourism, less disturbance on nesting beaches, a joy for sea turtles and their hatchlings!

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

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Efi Starfa Communication Officer MEDASSET - Mediterranean Association to Save the Sea Turtles

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