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ARCHIVED - Elche launches campaign to protect sea turtle nests
Volunteers are required to help monitor turtle movements on Elche coastline in the Baix Vinalopo comarca, Alicante province
Ecologists have teamed up with Elche council to launch a campaign to protect the nests of sea turtles along the coastline.
The initiative, 'Trace in the Sand', aims to raise awareness about the conservation of the species, which nests on Mediterranean beaches, and volunteers are being sought to walk along Elche's coastline last thing at night and first thing in the morning looking for traces left by the sea turtles so that measures can be taken to protect nests.
Anybody interested in getting involved in helping to monitor the turtles' movements is asked to send an email to tracesenlaarena@ecologistasenaccion.org
"The sea turtle is a species that spawns in the Mediterranean so it is very likely that some bathers may find their nests or eggs", says Adolfo Quiles from Margallo Ecologistes, adding: "What we want to be able to do is make sure that they know how to identify the tracks of the turtles and, therefore, be able to alert 112 of the sighting so that appropriate measures can be taken to protect both the eggs and the turtle itself".
As well as calling 112, anyone who comes across a sea turtle, is advised to keep a distance of about 30 meters, remain silent, do not take photos with a flash or use a torch, and avoid stepping on any turtle tracks so they are not erased.
“Little by little, more and more nests are being recorded", explains Quiles, with the most activity around the end of July and early August.
IMAGE: Ayuntamiento de Elche