Volunteers required to monitor a turtle's nest in Banús
The City Council has launched a campaign to increase the number of volunteers who guard the Puerto Banús loggerhead turtle nest, next to the Guadalpín hotel beach.The initiative will be developed through the dissemination of an information poster on the social networks of the Department of Youth.
The environmental group ProDunas, which collaborates in the nesting supervision actions, has 166 registered members, but requires around 400, especially to cover the night shifts.
"They are people who really want to do something for and for nature," says the head of ProDunas, SuSusannene Stam.
Volunteers who register will receive an educational workshop to learn what tasks they face and how to carry out the tasks of guarding the nest.
"The objective is for the 60 eggs to hatch safely at the end of August or beginning of September, as planned, and in this sense the surveillance work of the volunteers is very important," adds the Youth delegate, Alejandro González.
A sea turtle laid 69 eggs at the beginning of July on one of the busiest beaches in Marbella, a behavior that, given the rigors of climate change, is beginning to be common on the municipality's coastline.
Nine eggs were transferredred to the Bioparc center for observation.
A neighbor who was walking along the stretch of promenade near Puerto Banús sighted the turtle and reported it to the emergency service.
Font: la opinion de malaga
Posted on September 11, 2023