590,000 loggerhead, green sea turtles hatch in Turkiye

A total of 589,112 endangered sea turtle hatchlings, including 445,592 loggerheads and 143,520 green turtles, have emerged from their eggs and made their way to the sea on the 20 beaches along Turkiye’s southern coast this year, according to local experts, Daily Sabah reports.

According to the report, nearly all sea turtle species, which spend almost all of their lives in the sea and only come ashore between May and September to lay eggs, are in danger of extinction.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks (DKMP) carries out studies within the scope of the “Conventions on the Protection of Europe’s Wildlife and Habitats” and “Conventions on the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Zones of the Mediterranean”, of which Turkiye is a party.

The studies aim to learn more about endangered species and ways to protect them.

The efforts of the Ministry continue to pay off, ensuring thousands of baby sea turtles can safely reach the sea every year.

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