Marine Turtle Nestings On The Rise In South Africa
February 19, 2007 @ 11:03 AM (EST)
Source: Panda.org
Loggerhead nestings have reached record levels in South Africa, a positive sign for the endangered marine turtle.
According to monitoring conducted by WWF-South Africa over the 2005-06 season, there were over 2,000 loggerhead nestings found along a 56km stretch of the northern KwaZulu Natal coastline.
"This is the highest number recorded in 43 years," said Richard Penn Sawers, head of the WWF/Green Trust Turtle Monitoring and Community Development Project...
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