As part of the project “Life Turtlest“Aimed at safeguarding the marine turtle nests in the western Mediterranean, the Legambiente Ricadi club is creating a series of initiatives that last year led to the identification of the first turtle nest found on the coasts of falling ridges. An event with a high scientific and territorial value that testifies to how also in an extremely anthropized area the presence of marine turtles is possible. transformations, continue to maintain the necessary conditions that bode well in further finds. They carry out their activity in close contact with the sea and with the beaches.
With this belief Legambiente Ricadi He started a series of meetings with the managers of the bathing facilities and with some municipalities that have expressed their willingness to collaborate actively. To the Municipality of Ricadi, this year the municipalities of Tropea and Zambrone are added which, following a memorandum of understanding that engages them in specific actions, become “common friends of sea turtles”. In parallel, together with the participating municipalities, some meetings were promoted to which numerous managers of tourist structures and bathing establishments took part which have declared their willingness to collaborate for the construction of the monitoring. Next Friday 13 June, starting at 16.30, at the Greenstation, the seat of the local Circolo di Legambiente, located in the square of the Railway Station of Santa Domenica, a scientific and training seminar will be held dedicated to volunteering, the staff of the bathing establishments and those who have an interest and desire to collaborate in the realization of this ambitious project. “Sea Turtle Friendly Beaches” is the title of the seminar that aims to provide those who consider it the tools necessary to identify traces of turtles and possible nests as well as all the scientific information on the species. To report there will be experts from Legambiente and the Association Caretta Calabria Conservation. The activities provide for a theoretical training course at the headquarters and a practical path that will take place on the beach where traces will be simulated to allow all participants an adequate preparation on the subject. The Association makes the invitation to participate in citizens and all subjects who, in various capacities, can offer their concrete contribution certain contributions that excellent results can be born from the entire territory from the entire territory.