GREEN STEPS-Book of animals in danger of extinction

The nesting areas of sea turtles in Türkiye and the number of nests made in a season are being monitored. Among the Green and Loggerhead sea turtle species that inhabit and nest in tropical and subtropical regions, the Green turtle nests only on the beaches of Türkiye and Cyprus in the Mediterranean, while the Loggerhead turtle has been found to nest on the beaches of Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Greece, Türkiye, and Cyprus. Protecting these species in the Mediterranean is therefore of great importanc.