At least sixty loggerhead turtles were born on the Ischian beach of San Montano and others could still be born today from the nest where the mother should have laid her eggs about forty days ago.
On Saturday afternoon on the sandy shore of the bay famous for its shallow water, the swimmers noticed that some turtles had emerged from the sand and were looking for their way to the sea.The nest had not been reported and after the initial surprise it was The
Coast Guard
was immediately alerted
, which fenced the nest, and shortly afterwards the personnel of
the Kingdom of Neptune Marine Protected Area
intervened and monitored the births and the launch towards the sea of the new babies for the evening and the entire night, counting in the end as many as sixty new born.
Ischia, 60 turtles are born on the beach
Great emotion for the event that testifies to the excellent state of health of the sea that surrounds the island: it is in fact the second brood of turtles hatched in Ischia in a short time. municipality of
Forio,
when the night watchman of the Mattera beach noticed that the newly hatched turtles were heading towards the road and saved them by taking them to the open sea with a pedal boat.
In Ischia 60 turtles are born to the amazement of the banants
To keep the activity of the nest under control for the next few days, the Kingdom of Neptune has launched an appeal to find volunteers to guard the beach and accompany the baby turtles that may still be born to the sea.
In the next few hours the patrolling of the other beaches of Ischia and Procida will also continue
, in search of any other nests by the protected marine area.
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