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Sea turtle sighting
LAST week marked a significant milestone in the environmental history of Mallorca as the island witnessed the first documented nesting of sea turtles.
An extraordinary event unfolded when a loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) chose Can Pere Antoni beach in Palma as its nesting site and laid a remarkable 106 eggs.
The discovery was made by a group of biologists attending the ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting who decided to go for a midnight swim on the beach adjacent to their hotel.
Just a few metres away from the
From Tunisia to Mallorca
ENVIRONMENTAL experts from the Tunisian government were in Palma this week to share knowledge with the Balearic Islands authorities about the conservation of marine ecosystems.
Tunisia is said to be a strategic country for the international cooperation of the Balearic Islands and the work being carried out there to manage the marine environment is invaluable to combat the effects of climate change and to ensure sustainable development.
Conversely, the Tunisian Environment Ministry is especially interested in learning about the conservation efforts being carried out in the Balearic Islands for the Posidonia oceanica seagrass, as the African country is home to the largest Posidonia meadows in the Mediterranean.
Their visit comes 15 months after a committee of experts from the Balearic Environment and Cooperation departments travelled to Tunisia to supervise a series of projects being carried out there, as well as identifying new ones and strengthening collaboration bonds.
The regional government has invested €458,000 in Mediterranean cooperation projects since 2021.
PALMA has become the first Spanish city to receive a new 18metre hydrogen bus to cover public transport routes.
Palma mayor Jose Hila presented the new vehicle in the Plaça de la Reina this week together with EMT Palma municipal transport company manager Mateu Marcús.
The ‘Urbino 18 Hydrogen’ vehicle will be trialled through the streets of the Mallorca capital this month to check its adaptation to the city’s layout, its turning ability, autonomy, energy consumption and general behaviour.
If successful, the council will purchase more of the environmentally sustain
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water’s edge, they saw the turtle, visibly exhausted, making its way back to the sea after depositing hundreds of eggs in a nest in the sand.
According to the Mallorca Preservation Foundation, up to 46 of them were carefully transferred to the Laboratory for Marine Investigations and aquaculture (LIMIA) for artificial incubation, significantly enhancing their chances of successful hatching.
Climate change is reportedly prompting sea turtles to adapt to new conditions and search for nesting sites with more favourable temperatures to ensure the survival of their hatchlings.
