Fourth turtle nest of the season sees more than 40 turtles hatched

Eight weeks after a turtle nested at Riviera, more than 40 hatchlings make their way to the sea after being relocated to Golden Bay

By: maltatoday.com

Sep 06 2024
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Fourth turtle nest of the sea

More than 40 turtle hatchlings emerged from one of the turtle nests which was originally at Riviera but was relocated to Golden Bay during the week

“Over the past five days, we had signs that the process had started, and it was last night just past 1am when we observed the official sign that the hatchlings for Nest fourth were about to emerge,” the Wildlife Rescue Team Malta said in a Facebook post.

More than 40 hatchlings made their way to the sea over a period of 20 minutes. The nest will continue to be monitored over the next days & nights.

This nest was first laid on Tuesday, 16 July, with the hatching happening in the early hours of Day 52. It has to be relocated from Riviera to Golden Bay due to being laid too close to the sea and was at risk of being lost.

The Wildlife Rescue Team said the nest will continue to be monitored over the next days and nights.

ERA, alongside the Wildlife Rescue Team thanked the team and their volunteers for having guarded the nests through the day and night since they were first discovered.

This year a total of eight nesting sites were recorded in Malta.