6,000 baby loggerhead turtles reach sea in Muğla
MUĞLA
Loggerhead turtles are safely released to the sea by DEKAMER volunteers.
Around 6,000 loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchlings have reached the sea this season from the beaches of Dalyan and Sarıgerme in Muğla’s Ortaca district.
As part of conservation and monitoring efforts carried out in cooperation with the General Directorate for Protection of Natural Assets under the Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Ministry and the Sea Turtle Research, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center (DEKAMER), loggerhead turtle nests on the Dalyan and Sarıgerme beaches are being regularly monitored.
