22 turtle hatchlings discovered at Ramla l-Ħamra
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The Environment and Resources Authority has reported that twenty-two loggerhead turtles were discovered in Gozitan beach Ramla l-Ħamra from a previously undiscovered nest.
The nest was reported to environmental NGO Nature Trust Malta and is the first report of turtle hatchlings for 2021. The previous year marked a national record of turtle hatchlings and this year’s nest was found close to the one discovered last year.
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ERA officers have now protected the nest by setting up a perimeter around it with a path to the sea and will be monitored for the time being.
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