GC4CPRK Lovely caretta beach (Traditional Cache) in Greece created by bigbosse

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Hidden : 5/23/2013

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Caretta-Caretta sea turtle (loggerhead turtle) is the only species of Mediterranean sea-turtles that nests in Crete and Greece.
Sea turtles are reputed to be strongly philopatric, and always return to the same beach they were born on to lay their own eggs.

Nesting beaches in Greece are mainly located in Zakynthos, Peloponnese and Crete. To date, almost 4,000 sea turtles have been tagged in Zakynthos since 1982.

In Crete the highest nesting densities were found in:

    Chania (116 nests on a total of 13.1 km of beach)
    Rethymnon (385 nests on a total of 10.8 km of beach)
    Messara Bay (58 nests on a total of 8.1 km of beach)

Caretta-Caretta sea turtle is an endangered species and it needs the help of us all.
The Caretta-Caretta sea turtles are severely threatened by development, both legal and illegal, of nesting beaches.
Due to the lack of infrastructure, the pressures of the tourist industry lead to considerable amounts of solid waste, litter, noise, traffic, pollution and coastal degradation.
Each year, speedboats kill several turtles in the bay. In the evening, noise from discotheques, low-flying aircraft and the lights, frighten and disorientate nesting turtles and hatchlings.

I hope this beautiful, peaceful and wonderful bay can continue to be a birthplace of the turtles.

Small note on cache maintenance: Omilos knows where the cache is, has offered to maintain it in our absence. Thanks!

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