The dump turtle is increasing in Spain: the increase is considerable

In the last decade, The Spanish coastal beaches and the rest of the Western MediterraneanCaretta Caretta)). This is because Turtle Marinas are starting to colonize new areas due to climate change.

This Emerging colonization occurs in spaces with a high human occupationSuch as the Spanish coast, so sufficient management is necessary to promote the success of these positions in an unnatural environment.

He Citizen ignorance of the phenomenon, the shortage of scientific information about the factors that regulateThe change in the circumstances of the beaches because of their recreational use and the lack of knowledge about the effectiveness of the management measures of the neonates and the neonates by the Beaches managers can endanger the success of incubation of the nests and the survival of the neonates.

Bobas Turtle who nests on the Mediterranean coast

Spain ha detected historical growth in the nesting of sea turtles in his Mediterranean coasts, specialAccording to 43 experts, in Valencia collected in the III workshop of the nidification of Turtle Marinas.

According to a statement from the NGO Xaloc Mar, the meeting, organized by this NGO, the Ministry of Environment, Infrastructure and Territory and the city council of Valencia, It has served to strengthen interstitutional cooperation and to define new strategies for nature conservation, nests and distribution.

Loose Specialists alert in the declaration of the need for operational structures that have been adapted to the foreseeable increase in nests, With proposals such as the technical training of personnel, the involvement of coastal municipalities and the improvement of data coordination and collection systems through civilian platforms.

The positive results in communication campaigns, often promoted by volunteer groups, are recognized as a key in social consciousness. Therefore from the various autonomous communities with The presence of marine turtles will launch good practices in the light of a nest event To warn the population of the call protocol at 112.

Among the information campaigns is’ alert Tortuga 2025 ”, of the NGO Xaloc Mar, who will start in May after 10 consecutive years, coinciding with the start of the nesting season of these animals. The meeting also emphasized the importance of guaranteeing stable financing that guarantees the continuity of the following programsSuch as satellite marking or “head starting” technology (early imprisonment to increase young survival). EFE / ECOTICIA.COM