endangered plant 图文阅读:More endangered turtles born in Cyprus

图文阅读:More endangered turtles born in Cyprus  

Tiny loggerhead turtles are seen just after hatching at a beach in Cyprus August 28
2008. The east Mediterranean island
which pioneered turtle conservation in 1978
has recently seen an upsurge in the number of nests for both endangered loggerhead and green turtles.

The view of a turtle natal beach is seen in northwestern Cyprus August 28
2008. Turtles
which have been in the Mediterranean for the past 10
000 years
return beeen 25 and 30 years after hatching to lay their own eggs and continue the reproduction process. The east Mediterranean island
which pioneered turtle conservation in 1978
has recently seen an upsurge in the number of nests for both endangered loggerhead and green turtles.
A woman holds a tiny loggerhead turtle just after it hatched
in Cyprus August 28
2008. The east Mediterranean island
which pioneered turtle conservation in 1978
has recently seen an upsurge in the number of nests for both endangered loggerhead and green turtles.
A tiny loggerhead turtle swims just after hatching at a beach in Cyprus August 28
2008. The east Mediterranean island
which pioneered turtle conservation in 1978
has recently seen an upsurge in the number of nests for both endangered loggerhead and green turtles.

Tiny loggerhead turtles are seen just after hatching at a beach in Cyprus August 28
2008. The east Mediterranean island
which pioneered turtle conservation in 1978
has recently seen an upsurge in the number of nests for both endangered loggerhead and green turtles.