Over 100,000 Baby Loggerhead Turtles Reached the Sea on Belek Beach.
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In Belek beach in Serik district of Antalya, 2,600 sea turtle nests were identified this season, and more than 100,000 hatchlings reached the sea. EKAD teams are monitoring the last 15 nests from which no hatchlings have yet emerged.
In Antalya's Belek coastal area, over 100,000 loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings have reached the Mediterranean Sea since the breeding season began in May. Despite environmental pressures, teams are protecting 2,600 nests on the beach and are waiting for the hatchlings to emerge from the last 15 nests.
On Antalya's approximately 30-kilometer-long Belek beach, 2,600 nests were recorded during the sea turtle nesting season, which began in May, and more than 100,000 hatchlings reached the sea. Teams from the Ecological Research Association (EKAD) are waiting for the last 15 nests from which no hatchlings have yet emerged.
In Belek, Serik district of Antalya, 2,600 loggerhead sea turtle nests were recorded during the nesting season that started in May, and more than 100,000 hatchlings reached the sea. EKAD teams, attributing the decrease in the number of nests from over 3,000 in previous years to the cold spring, explained that vehicles entering the beach, barbecue fires, garbage, and stray dogs pose a threat to the hatchlings.
In Belek beach in Serik district of Antalya, 2,600 nests were identified during the sea turtle nesting season. While more than 100,000 loggerhead turtle hatchlings reached the sea, the emergence of more hatchlings is expected... Click here for more.
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