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“Women and Turtles” workshop in Castel Volturno (Italy)
Fondazione Cetacea staff participated in the second “Women and Turtles” workshop organized by Associazione ELSA ETS, joining researchers, biologists, and enthusiasts from across Italy. We highlighted the need for collaboration in protecting threatened turtles....
DEKAMER released 3 sea turtles into the sea after their treatment (Turkey)
On the 31st of october 2024, DEKAMER, the Sea Turtle Rescue Center in Turkey, has released three sea turtles back into the sea after their rehabilitation. These turtles underwent medical treatment and recovery at the facility before being deemed fit for...
Back to the Sea: Four Caretta Caretta Turtles Released After Rescue
This August, four Caretta caretta turtles were released after being nursed back to health by the LifeMedturtle team at the Cetacea Foundation Rescue Center in Riccione, Italy. Each of these turtles had been accidentally captured in trawl nets, but thanks to the...
Raising Awareness for Marine Turtle Conservation: Engaging Fishermen in Sfax
The FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE SFAX and المجمع التنموي الهناشر- قرقنة organized an awareness day on August 12, 2024, in collaboration with the scientific team of the LifeMedturtles project from Kantara - Save Earth أنقذوا الأرض. This event aimed to raise awareness...
FSS Team Meets Chebba Fishermen to present the result of the project actions
On 07/08/2024, The FSS team organized a meeting with the fishermen of Chebba, presenting the results of the various actions of the project, and discussing future collaborations for protecting the marine environment, particularly sea turtles. [video width="480"...
Tagged sea turtle release by Fondazione Cetacea rescue center, Italy
Two more sea turtles, rehabilitated at the Fondazione Cetacea recovery center, were released with satellite trackers from Due Sorelle Beach in Numana. [video width="480" height="864"...
Release Season Kicks Off with Satellite-Tracked Caretta caretta at Due Sorelle Beach, Italy
On Monday, June 17th, the release season officially began at the Due Sorelle beach in Numana (AN), Italy. Kicking off the season was Giorgio, a Caretta caretta found trapped in a trawling net on January 17 and rehabilitated by the Fondazione Cetacea team. Giorgio...
Released of the tracked-sea turtle “Willy” thanks to the Fondazione Cetacea team
On the 6th of June, the sea turtle "Willy" was released with a satellite tag by the Fondazione Cetacea Team. The turtle was found stranded due to cold-stunning in January 2024 and is now back in its natural...
Sea turtle nesting workshop and Expociencia at the Univercity of Valencia
While I attended the second workshop on coordination for sea turtle nesting activities in Spain, the rest of the UVEG team gave their all at UV's...
CE2 students learn about marine turtle conservation at Sfax first aid center
The CE2 student visited the marine turtle first aid center at the Faculty of Sciences in Sfax on Friday, April 19th. They became aware of human behavior's impact on marine turtles' lives and discovered all the efforts made to protect and care for injured turtles....
University of Paris Dauphine Students Collaborate on Climate Awareness Project at Sea Turtle First Aid Center in Sfax
We were very happy to welcome second-year students in applied mathematics and computer science from the University of Paris Dauphine, Tunis Campus. In partnership with the E5t association, these students embarked on an inspiring project to create a short film...
Sea Turtles release for the International Water Day (Italy)
Torrone and Tartufo, the sea turtles, were released by the Cetacea Foundation team into their natural habitat to celebrate International Water Day last Friday and returned home under the enthusiastic eyes of a crowd of children from primary...
Release of another tracked Sea Turtle in Tunisia
Another tracked sea turtle was released in Tunisia thanks to the FSS team. The turtle Amen ALLAH was released on 23 March 2023 from Kerkennah Island, equipped with a satellite tag. Many thanks to the fisherman Abdessalemn and the Association Kantara-Save Earth for...
Turtle release from Ancona (Italy), with students of primary schools
On March 19, 2024, the loggerhead sea turtle "Said" was released from Numana Beach in Ancona, Italy. Said had been caught by a bottom trawler and was subsequently treated and rehabilitated by the Life Medturtle team at the Fondazione Cetacea rescue center. [video...
Another sea turtle relesed and tracked by FSS in Tunisia
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Second turtle released with satellite by the team of Sfax Faculty of Science
In November 2023, the male loggerhead turtle "Hamadī" was released with the cooperation of the Fan Chebba association. After undergoing rehabilitation at the marine turtle first-aid center of the Sfax Faculty of Science, the turtle was equipped with a satellite tag...
Releasing and Tracking Turtles from Guardamar del Segura Nest
In October 2023, after a year of head-starting the UVEG team released the four turtles that hatched from the Guardamar del Segura nest in 2022. They have been equipped with satellite tags to study their dispersion...
The turtle Janette released in Riccione with a satellite tag.
Janette, a turtle, was set free in Riccione on October 20, 2023, following months of care. Discovered stranded in Venice last March, she was rescued by volunteers from WWF Veneto. Janette, a mature female of over 25 years, was diagnosed with an infection upon her...
Raising Awareness for Sea Turtle Conservation in the Kirqana Archipelago: A Collaborative Effort to Preserve Marine Biodiversity
The sea is the essential core for preserving marine biodiversity in the marine and coastal reserve of the northern islands of the Kirqana archipelago. The archipelago is one of the most important places where sea turtles can be found. This migratory animal risks...
The release of satellite-tagged sea turtles continues!
Between May and June 2023, five additional sea turtles from the Sea Turtle Research, Rescue, and Rehabilitation Center (DEKAMER) were released with satellite tags.
Life Medturtle: Engaging Citizens in Marine Conservation
On the 3rd of April 2023, Life Medturtle was presented at Interreg Resistance online event "The involvement of citizens in the conservation of marine environment". During this event Fondazione Cetacea presented the citizen science activities and tools implemented...
Two sea turtles have been released in Rimini after being recovered by Fondazione Cetacea in Riccione.
Esmeralda and Esperanza are the names of the two sea turtles who were released in Rimini on the 28th of December 2022. After the vets ensured the turtles were healthy, the turtles were released before the temperature of our sea became too cold. They are now...
Sea turtles Natascia and Nova released on international day of the sea by the Fondazione Cetacea team
On the occasion of the International Day of the Sea, two sea turtles, Natascia and Nova were released after being cared at the Fondazione Cetacea recovery center. Found trapped in trawling nets, they now have the freedom to swim once again in the waters of the...
DEKAMER’s experience presented at the second European Symposium in Turkey
On the occasion of the 2nd European Symposium in Turkey, Dr. Yakup Kaska disseminated the DAKAMER’s team experience on the rescue and rehabilitation of sea turtles in the Mediterranean...
The LifeMedturtles project at the 42nd Symposium in Thailand
The activities of the WWF Marine Turtle Rescue Center in Molfetta were discussed during the 42nd International Symposium in Thailand on the Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles, held from March 24 to 29, 2024. The center was represented by the Department of...
Project exbition at the Planetary in Castellòn!
We move the exhibition of the Project to Castellón. It can be visited at the Planetary in Castellón, in the exhibition hall of the Parque de Columbretes.Thanks to @xaloc.mar for their...
Back to the sea!
A year ago we rescued these little turtles from the promenade of El Puig. Now, after a year of breeding in captivity in the “arca del mar” of the Oceanogràfic, they will return to the sea. We will be able to follow 5 of them thanks to the @lifemedturtles.project....
Finally, NEST!
Lots to post today. Finally, NEST! And with surprise, turtle nesting during the day! It has happened in Guardamar. We have tagged the turtle with a satellite transmitter, in collaboration with Eduardo Belda, from the Polytechnic University of Valencia. And with the...
Meeting with the fishermen in Aydin’s Kuşadası district (Turkey)
Our project partner DEKAMER continued training fishermen about sea turtles and giving them rescue kits. DEKAMER met with the fishermen in Aydın’s Kuşadası district, and also give them materials to be used for first aid to turtles in possible...
Sea turtles released after being accidentally caught in albania!
Today the staff of the Life MedTurtles project received a report from the mobile phones distributed by HAS to the fishermen about some sea turtles (Caretta caretta and Chelonia mydas), which were stuck in the nets in the Patoku lagoon. Shortly after receiving the...
School lecture at the sea turtles first aid centre in Sfax
Visit of the ATUTAX Association with students from three primary schools from Kerkennah Island to the first aid Centre in Sfax Faculty of Sciences. Thanks to the association manager and the accompanying...
Astounding meetings held in Zarzis and Djerba – Tunisia!
Astounding meetings held in Zarzis and Djerba with fishermen from the region. Thanks to all the attendees and to everyone who helped carry the...
Our project partner DEKAMER continued training and surveying fishermen
Our project partner DEKAMER continued training and surveying fishermen about sea turtles. DEKAMER met with the fishermen in Bodrum's Torba and Türkbükü districts, and also give them materials to be used for first aid to turtles in a possible...
The awareness campaigns continue in Italy
The awareness campaigns continue in Italy, where other institutions that work with sea turtles (even outside the project area) are using the material created by the LIFE Euroturtles and LIFE Medturtles projects to raise awareness among the fishermen with whom they...
Training course on installation and use of TED – Italy
On the 24th and 25th of June, Fondazione Cetacea and Università di Pisa, within the C4 action of the LIFE Medturtles project, made a theoretical and practical training course on installation, use of TED (turtle excluder device) and data collection for efficiency...
Meeting with fishermen and all stakeholders in the fishing sector and scientific research in Sfax – Tunisia
In the framework of the Life Medturtles project, our meeting with fishermen and all stakeholders in the fishing sector and scientific research in the region on June 15, 2021 was fruitful. We presented and discussed all the actions to be carried out within the...
Schools lectures on sea turtles in Turkey!
PSCA continues awareness-raising activities as well as conducting field studies of the Life MedTurtles Project. Despite the restrictions due to the COVID-19 measures, PSCA delivered informative materials to the schools, where they orginized seminars via online...
Inauguration ceremony of the Sea Turtle First Aid Center at the Sfax Faculty of Sciences
Inauguration ceremony of the sea turtle first aid center at the Sfax Faculty of Sciences as part of the LIFE Medturtles project during the World Environment Day...
Activities in Rana, Hedhun and in the Port of Shëngjin – Albania
Today the staff of the Life MedTurles project was in Rana e Hedhun to monitor the coast for sea turtle nesting (Caretta caretta), as well as in the Port of Shëngjin for the implementation of activity C4 and D4. As part of the activities C4 and D4, the staff has...
The sea turtle “Sayda” was released in Tunisia!
On the occasion of the European Day of Nature 2000 and the International Day for Biological Diversity, the sea turtle Caretta caretta called "Sayda" was released after treatment and rehabilitation at the Center de First Aid from the Faculty of Sciences of Sfax....
Ten turtles went back to the sea!
Last Saturday, thanks to the precious support of Dive Planet Rimini, Fondazione Cetacea released seven sea turtles treated over the past months at their Rescue Centre. Three others had been released on Friday, also at Rimini coast. Thanks to Stefano Paganelli of...
Fishermen’s awareness campaigns continues in Turkey
PSCA-DEKAMER team continues their training with fishermen as part of the LIFE Medturtles project. In the training, the team gives information about sea turtles and explains how to save turtles that are caught by accident during fishing. Finally, the team invites...
Sfax Faculty of Sciences meeting with fishermen (video)!
The Life Medturtles partner from Sfax Faculty of Sciences had made a video from their meeting with fishermen in the port of Chebba [video width="1280" height="720"...
The release season of 2021 (video)
On Saturday 24 April, Fondazione Cetacea released the first three sea turtles of 2021 into the sea: Antonio, Tigre, and Valentino!!! The three...
Awareness campaign with fishermen in Tunisia!
Awareness campaign and distribution of T-shirts, posters, and fisher kits to fishermen and menders at the port of Chebba in the frame of the Life MedTurtles project funded by the European Union and coordinated in Tunisia by the Sfax Faculty of Sciences. ...
First in-person meeting with fishermen in Tunisia!
The FSS first organized meeting with the fishermen of Chebba on 04/04/2021. A meeting with fruitful discussions and a lot of optimism and encouragement for the implementation of project actions. The team warmly thank all the fishermen who were present, the dean of...
Imed Jribi intervention to talk about the Life Medturtles Project in Tunisia
Imed Jribi intervention today on Mfm radio to talk about the Life Medturtles Project coordinated nationally by the Faculty of Sciences of Sfax and the preparation of our meeting on Sunday 04/04/2021 with the fishermen of the port of...
Fondazione Cetacea fishermen interview campaign!
In early June 2020 Fondazione Cetacea, partner of the Life Medturtles project started its interview campaign for the collections of important data on the current panorama of the sea turtle population in the Adriatic Sea with fishermen operating in 9 target ports,...
Network of sea turtles in Tunisia
In order to foster the national stranding network of sea turtles in Tunisia, a technical meeting was held on November 26th 2020 between the main National Partners. The discussion focused on the next steps to be followed based on successful synergies between the...
Another two loggerhead turtles released!
On the morning of 26th November 2020, Fondazione Cetacea brought back into the sea two turtles, Giuseppe and Alessandra. The first one is a young Caretta caretta recovered on 20 August 2020 by ENPA Lagosanto, which form Delta Rescue association, together with...
eTurtle App presentation
Within the framework of the Life Medturtles project, it was made an online meeting with the partner associations of the "SeaTuMed" Program, to present and promote the "eTurtle" application developed by the Life Euroturtles project. Thank you to all who were present...
Release of six sea turtles into the Adriatic Sea, Rimini (Italy)
Yesterday, inside the public awareness action of the LIFE MEDTURTLES PROJECT, six sea turtles, recovered and rehabilitated by Fondazione Cetacea, were released at the coast of Rimini (Italy). This action involves the organization of public events, such releases, to...
Introductory meeting of project Life Medturtles and the work packages (Turkey)
Last week, DEKAMER held the introductory meeting of our project called Life MEDTURTLES and introduced the work packages. After the meeting, along with the field studies, we created public awareness by attaching the satellite tags to the sea turtles and releasing...
The release of Allegra, within the project Life Medturtles
The release of Allegra, within the project Life Medturtles, in collaboration with the Coast Guard, recovered in Chioggia by WWF Veneto and cured at the clinic of Dr. Luciano Tarricone in Polesella and then at our CRTM in Riccione. Its return to the sea is the...
Two loggerhead sea turtles return to the sea after months of healing in Fondazione Cetacea Rescue Center
Last Friday, after being cured in the sea turtle rescue center of Fondazione Cetacea, two specimens of Caretta caretta, which we had named Giulia II and Elisabetta, was released. The first was found floating adrift with a deep skull wound and severe neurological...
Implement sea turtle conservation in the Ferrara area (Italy)
DelTa Rescue is a working group that includes several associations and organizations in the Ferrara area (Emilia Romagna - North Adriatic - Italy) in order to rescue sea turtles and implement species conservation. Over 120 people participated last year in two...
Loggerhead sea turtle adult female released at Riccione’s beach
Our Italian partner Fondazione Cetacea released today a sea turtle on Riccione's beach. Since the beginning of the year, Fondazione Cetacea has released 7 adult turtles after recovery and cares in the Sea Turtles Rescue Center. All these turtle releases have been...
Meeting at the Port of Shëngjin – Albania
Our Albanian LIFEMEDTURTLES partner Herpetofauna Albanian Society held today a meeting at the Port of Shëngjin for the implementation of the act. C6 which aims the reduction of the impact of the ghost gears in sea turtles....
UVEG social media campaign
Today, the UVEG team and the NGO XALOC release the social media campaign aimed at increasing the loggerhead sea turtle nesting reports in our coasts, and also with the objective of informing how to act in case someone finds a turtles nesting on the beach. This is...
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