The turtle hatching season has begun once more in Greece,
with Sekania beach being the first to produce hatchlings. On the night of July
24th 2011, Archelon (www.archelon.gr/index_eng.php)
volunteers spotted five baby turtles beginning their precarious life journey.
After an incubation period of 49 days, the first five female
hatchlings emerged and two more nests on the same beach followed suit the next
day. The remaining nests will continue to hatch until the end of October.
Every year, hundreds of baby turtles begin the journey to the sea, but it is estimated that only one in a thousand will manage to survive and return as an adult back to her birthplace after 25 to 30 years. During hatching season it is very important that no artificial lights exist at the back of the beach, because baby turtles become disoriented and crawl away from the sea and dying. People should also resist going onto nesting beaches at night, as there is a good chance that baby turtles will be accidentally trampled and killed.
Every year, hundreds of baby turtles begin the journey to the sea, but it is estimated that only one in a thousand will manage to survive and return as an adult back to her birthplace after 25 to 30 years. During hatching season it is very important that no artificial lights exist at the back of the beach, because baby turtles become disoriented and crawl away from the sea and dying. People should also resist going onto nesting beaches at night, as there is a good chance that baby turtles will be accidentally trampled and killed.
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