Colder weather causing havoc for turtles in the UAE
As the colder weather creeps in, conservationists are urging beachgoers to be on the alert for stranded turtles. Warren Baverstock, operations manager for the Aquarium and Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project at the Burj Al Arab, said more turtles were expected to wash up on beaches in the coming weeks. “November to March is the main season where we get most of our stranded turtles as temperatures drop,” he said. “Typically, we can get about 8 turtles a day on average but if we have a storm and rough seas we’ve had as many as 50 handed in by the public in one day.” So far, 120 yearling Hawksbill turtles and 10 larger Green and Loggerhead turtles have been rescued during this season. Click the link to read more…
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