Volunteers from Nature Trust – Fee Malta – Gozo Section, who were on duty monitoring the turtle nest at Ramla l-Hamra, noticed a Loggerhead nesting whilst they were on patrol at around 1am.

The officials immediately notified ERA – Environment & Resources Authority officials, and together they met on site to confirm the presence of a nest.

NTM said that after the whole process was finished, the turtle was checked for a microchip and they are happy to confirm it was turtle Johanna, her second nest of the season at Ramla Bay.

This brings the total nest count on the Maltese Islands up to 4 till now. NTM said that “considering that today last year we were still at just 1 nest, who knows what the rest of this year’s season will bring.”

Anyone wishing to volunteer in Gozo, please send an email on turtle.ramla@gmail.com for more information.

Anyone wishing to volunteer in Malta, please send an email on turtle.naturetrust@gmail.com.

Spotted a turtle or a nest? Call ERA on 2292 3500 or Nature Trust on 9999 9505.

Wildlife Rescue Team, Nature Trust – FEE Malta expressed thanks to Sabine and Dawn for their quick calls to the coordinators, and to ERA for the swift collaboration.

Photos: Wildlife Rescue Team, Nature Trust – FEE Malta

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