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Turtle watch
Councillor Alejandro González, visited the area along with Susanne
Stamm, head of local NGO Produnas Marbella which is coordinating the guarding
PROVERB OF THE WEEK Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Meaning : Being away from someone or something for a period of time makes you appreciate that person of thing more when you see them or it again.
of the nest until the turtles hatch.
"The objective is for the 60 eggs to hatch safely at the end of August or beginning of September, as planned, so the surveillance work of the volunteers is extremely important", explained González, who highlighted "the com mitment of our young people with this type of cause”.
"Right now, we have 166 registered for the shifts, but we need between 300 and 400 people, especially to cover the nights," said Susanne Stamm as she agreed with the councillor that young people were the ideal volunteers.
A tarpaulin had to be put over the area to protect the eggs from the sun and heat and anyone who volunteers via the Produnas website: https://pro dunas.org/ will receive training in order to ensure that the eggs remain undisturbed and to learn how to cope when the hatchlings emerge.
