Turtles arrive on the coast of Catalonia due to climate change

the loggerhead turtle is affected by climate change

The increasingly progressive warming of the waters due to climate change and global warming are causing many species to move or change their nesting patterns. There are also other species that change their habitats to adapt to a better quality of life.

In this case, Increasing temperatures of ocean waters are attracting more and more of the loggerhead sea turtle. This species is in danger of extinction and goes to the coasts of Calatuña to nest. This has hardly been seen for many years, but it is becoming more and more frequent.

Turtles nest on the shores

The fact that the turtles move to the coasts of Catalonia can cause various confusions or that bathers generate impacts on them in their nesting process. The Generalitat has asked all bathers not to bother these animals and that, as soon as they find one of them, notify them. Since 1972 there have been ten attempts by these turtles to nest on the coasts of Catalonia and, above all, in recent years.

The impacts that humans generate on the development of these turtles cause only half of them to thrive. The other half does not survive due to human intervention.

This summer, technicians expect more loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) go to the Catalan coast, where they didn't come when this coastline was colder than this species prefers to nest. Until now, the beaches of Greece and Turkey, in the eastern Mediterranean, were the preferred locations for this species when it comes to breeding within Europe.

To minimize the impacts generated by the population on these turtles, the Generalitat has launched an awareness campaign that explains the steps to follow when encountering a turtle. In this way, an attempt is made not to disturb their reproduction that takes place between June and September.


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