Triplette in Sicily! The WWF identified today 24 May Three new Navy Turtle Nurseswhich lead to six total number on the island. The discovery was made as part of the project Life Adaptts. The first was found on the beach of White fountains (SR), the second in that of Sampieri (Scicli, RG), while the third a Randello Forestry (RG).
Sea turtles
There are 7 species of marine turtle and, even if they have lived in all the seas in the world for over 150 million years, they are all included in the red list of the IUCN (International Union for the conservation of nature) like threatens of extinction.
In some areas of the coasts of our country, marine turtles nest. The most common is the species Caretta Caretta, But it’s not the only one. Between May and August, marine turtles lay their eggs on our beaches. Then follows the hatching and the race towards the sea.
At the beginning of the year it can happen to come across Beached turtles. In January 2022 only over 15 deaths were found in Campania.
If a marine turtle sighted on the beach or at sea, you must Contact the Port Authority as soon as possible on the toll -free number 1530providing precise indications such as the place where the turtle is located and how to reach it. It is then possible that the Port Authority asked to take a photo of the turtle or film a short video. This is the only thing we can do, nothing more.
The discovery of the “Triplette”
As reported by the WWF, the volunteer Filippo Seminara found the first nest by monitoring the beach of White fountains (SR)on the Ionian side of Sicily, and, with the help of the operator of the Turtle Project of the WWF Italia Giuseppe Di Rosa He put it safe.
But in the meantime a turtle laid before the eyes of Terziano Fiorucci And Tiziana Toni on the beach of Sampieri (Scicli, rg), the same where the first nest of the 2025 season had been registered, then immediately reached by the operator Save caravel and her husband John to delimit the area.
The operator Giombattista Di Giacomo Finally he found the third nest census of the day, in the beautiful beach of the Randello Forestry (RG). In this case, the intervention of the workers of the Randello Forestry State Property in reciting the area.
To the hatching of the eggs, the little ones will begin the Famous and exciting race towards the sea for survival.
Source: WWF
