A “record-breaking” turtle weighing 90 kilograms was rescued by a team in Cyprus and taken to the Tashkent nature park in Vouno to undergo treatment, the park’s director Kemal Basat ...
A new record of 552 pieces of plastic were found inside the digestive system of a dead juvenile turtle during a post-mortem on Wednesday.
The turtle died after becoming entangled in ...
A man was bitten by a turtle while swimming at the Kato Paphos municipal beach on Monday.
The incident happened in the morning in the popular area known locally as ‘...
The Cyprus fisheries department on Wednesday reminded the public of the importance of protecting the island’s turtles as more are expected to visit beaches in the coming months, warning ...
Sea turtle populations are increasing in the areas around the sovereign bases following conservations efforts by military and civilian volunteers, officials said on Friday.
In 2022, a total of 172 green and ...
The Greens on Tuesday called on authorities to investigate the deaths of turtles which have been recorded at three beaches across Cyprus in the past two weeks.
Ormidia, Oroklini and ...
The fisheries department has praised a professional fisherman whose quick reflexes helped rescue an endangered turtle caught in his nets.
In a post on Facebook, the fisheries department said the ...
A turtle that was lying still at the bottom of the sea in Ayia Napa after being caught in some fishermen’s nets was resuscitated by amateur diver George Argiriou, ...
US ambassador Judith Garber on Tuesday joined Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis, department of fisheries officials and environment commissioner Klelia Vassiliou to witness the release of Iole, a 73kg Green turtle, ...
A dead turtle was found on the beach in the Dasaki area of Oroklini on Sunday afternoon.
It had washed up on the rocks near the shore and was brought ...