Despite the threats posed by fishing gear, warmer seas and plastic, loggerheads on Kuriat Island are making a comebackYears of marine conservation efforts throughout the Mediterranean are beginning to pay dividends in Tunisia, with activists expecting a further increase in the number of sea turtles visiting the country's beaches to build their nests this year.It's an unlikely, albeit fragile, victory. Many of the factors that pushed sea turtles on to the world's endangered list are still present and continue to threaten the survival of the species. However, activists monitoring sea-turtle nests on Kuriat Island, a vital nesting ground, have reported an increase in nests from 11, when they first started monitoring in 1997, to more than 40 annually. Continue reading...
Tunisia's sea turtles are beating the odds as they inch towards survival
31. května 2020 9:30
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Zdroj: The Guardian