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 [1] 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 [2] for more information.
Anyone wishing to volunteer in Malta, please send an email on turtle.naturetrust@gmail.com [3].
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