TURTLE CAMPAIGN

ORIHUELA has joined the Oceanographic Foundation’s Turtles in the Mediterranean campaign whose objective is to inform the public about how to act in the presence of a sea turtle.

This awareness campaign consists of placing more than 1,700 posters in the towns of the Valencian Community, Murcia, the Balearic Islands and Andalucia, as well as on the Valencia Metro, Alicante Tram and around beaches and bathing areas.

The posters will inform bathers and travellers of the presence of sea turtles on the Mediterranean coast and that, in the event of a sighting, it is necessary to call 112 in order to activate the Network of Stranding.

In the case of the Valencian Community, the Oceanographic Foundation rescue team is in charge of travelling to the area to assess the state of the animal and transfer it, if necessary, to ARCA del Mar, where it recovers until it can return back to the sea.

Now is the season in which the nesting takes place, that is to say, the approach to the beach of the females to deposit their eggs in the points they consider suitable. It is absolutely essential that they are not disturbed.