Category: Sea Turtles

Sea turtle monitoring in Cilento told by one of us

One of the most important topics, among a billion things we do, is perhaps the work in Cilento with turtles. This work gives us a lot of tools to bring to whatever activities we engage in during the …

Meeting the turtles of Portici Turtle Point

On Sunday 26th of June 3 of us, volunteers of Project M.A.R.E., together with around 30 American students visited a special place related to marine science : the Zoological Station in Portici. Arriving first at Portici we learnt …

“LOOKING FOR A CARETTA I REMOVE MY ‘CARETA’ ” -Ignacio

Hi! I am Ignazio, a young man from Madrid living in Italy immersed in a wonderful marine preservation project called Project M.A.R.E. In Madrid I worked as a cook and as a animator and rugby trainer with young …

Mafaldas Cilento experience

This year we started on the 15th of June, because from the records of last year, the first nest that was spotted in Cilento was approximately on the 12th. Finally the day arrived, I was feeling excited to …

Loggerhead Turtles of the Mediterranean Sea: 25 Nests in Campania, A Surprising Discovery from the Nest Monitoring of this Year

Let’s talk about turtles! Loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) are listed as vulnerable on IUCN Red List of Threatened species. The current population of Loggerhead turtles is decreasing and there is still a significant lack of information regarding them …