An unexpectedly high number of Caretta Caretta sea turtle nests have been recorded in Greece and in the Mediterranean this year, according to official data issued by Archelon, which noted that this justifies the appellation of 2020 as “Year of the Sea Turtle”, ANA reports.
Specifically, Archelon volunteers counted 6,500 Caretta caretta nests along the 75 km-long nesting beaches where the protected sea turtle lays its eggs in Greece, a spectacular rise compared with the 5,400 nests recorded on the same beaches in 2019.
More information on the protection of the nests, volunteerism, and the Archelon adoption program is available on www.archelon.gr.
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