30,000 baby caretta carettas reached the blue waters
At İztuzu Beach in Ortaca, Muğla, about 30,000 hatchlings emerged from 770 nesting sites of the endangered caretta carettas this season and reached the sea.
In the Special Environmental Protection Area (SEPA) covering İztuzu, Sarıgerme, and Dalaman beaches, DEKAMER staff and volunteers work day and night, walking about 15 kilometers each night to support conservation efforts.
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Hatchlings whose incubation period is over but cannot emerge from the nest are helped to the sea by volunteers.