Aug 30, 2024 | NEWS
On the evening of August 17, 68 turtle eggs hatched in the nest at La Playa de La Punta, Valencia. This represents more than a 90% success rate for this nest, which was naturally incubated on the beach. The turtle laid the eggs 56 days earlier, just a few meters from...
Aug 13, 2024 | NEWS
On the 7th of August, a sea turtle came ashore on Poniente Beach in Benidorm (Spain) to lay eggs. Authorities quickly activated the stranding protocol, and teams from various organizations, including the University of Valencia and the Benidorm City Council,...
Jul 26, 2024 | NEWS
On Arenales del Sol beach, two Caretta caretta turtles have laid 200 eggs in a month. The first turtle laid more than 100 eggs in mid-June, taking advantage of the nighttime tranquility. The second turtle recently laid 117 eggs, about twenty of which were transferred...
Jun 19, 2024 | NEWS
On June 17, a turtle (Caretta caretta) came out to lay her eggs on the coast of Arenales del Sol, Elche. The University of Valencia – UV (Jesús Tomás LIFE Medturtles), XALOC, and Margalló Ecologists in Action of Elche and UPV arrived in the morning after being...
Jun 19, 2024 | NEWS
On the 10th of June, we had the first turtle visit our beaches, this time in Orihuela; although she did not lay eggs. This is an old acquaintance (Ana) whom we are monitoring via satellite with a transmitter placed by Eduardo J. Belda of UPV, as part of the...
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