Record turtle nesting success in British Bases
A record 224 turtle nests were recorded this year on beaches within the British bases (SBAs), the SBA reported on Monday.
The milestone, achieved between May and October, reflects more than 20 ...
Sea turtles begin annual nesting season
Cyprus’ sea turtles have started their annual egg-laying along the coastline, with the fisheries department urging the public to help protect the nests.
“Each turtle nest can contain approximately 80-100 ...
Turtles nesting earlier in Cyprus as climate warms
Researchers from the University of Exeter studying the nesting habits of green and loggerhead turtles have discovered that the turtles are returning to the island earlier each year, a phenomenon ...
Environmental groups warn of ‘serious concerns’ to Lady’s Mile Beach
Environmental groups on Friday raised “serious concerns” about “multiple pressures and threats” being faced at Lady’s Mile Beach in Akrotiri Peninsula that are “putting in danger this area of ...
Fisheries department addresses concerns over turtle nesting on Gialia beach
The fisheries department on Friday responded to a social media post picked up by news sources, following the publication of a photo showing turtle tracks on an organised beach in ...
Very few turtle nests at Lady’s Mile amid increasing human activity
It is possible for people and turtles to co-exist
By Panagiotis Georgiou
Lady’s Mile is a 5km long beach with exceptional ecological value, that supports a plethora of plants ...
More than 2000 turtle nests in Cyprus
More than 2,000 sea turtle nests were located in Cyprus in 2021, Simos Demetropoulos, a biologist-environmentalist, told CNA.
Demetropoulos and Italian Angela Mastrogiacomo, the biologists of the Mediterranean Turtle Research and Conservation ...