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Copyright: Gamze Peler (gpeler) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 32 W: 0 N: 44] (134)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-09
Exposure: f/4.8, 1/140 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-05-11 1:56
Viewed: 371
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
There are two main types of sea-turtles nesting along the coasts of Northern Cyprus, which are Caretta Caretta (Sini kaplumbağası) and Chelonia Mydas (Yeşil Kaplumbağa). The both are listed as endengered species and under strict protection. These are babies of Caretta Caretta.
About 46 sandy beaches in North Cyprus comprise the main nesting for these endengered Chelonia Mydas and Caretta Caretta sea turtles in the Eastern Mediterranean. In 1992, about 1500 rare female turtles laid eggs on the shores of North Cyprus.
The egging season of these turtles is from mid-May to mid-October. The turtles make their nests in the beach by digging the sand 30-60 cm deep. If they succeed laying their eggs and that the eggs are not harmed, the baby turtles crawl down to the sea in about 55-60 days. And if the baby turtles manage to survive, they come back to lay their eggs there in 30 years time.
It is noted that only one out of four thosand baby sea tutles manage to survive until their adolescence. During their lifetime and especially when they lay their eggs, the sea-turtles are especially vulnerable to external dengers ,such as other land and sea animals, noise, pollution, rubbish and etc.
The Environmental Protection Office of Northern Cyprus together with environment related NGOs ( such as Society of protestion Marine-turtles, Green Peace Movement of N.Cyprus and N.Cyprus National Trust) are very active in the protection of sea-turtles of North Cyprus, which is home to these friendly guests of our island.
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To yasemin: Teşekkürler:)gpeler 1 05-12 08:48
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Gamze Hanım Selamlar, konu çok güzel ama fotoğrafta pek detay yok. Yinede beğendim çünkü Kuzey Kıbrıs'ın duyarlılığını da çok güzel anlatıyor. Elinize sağlık.
Deniz

Gamze Hanım selamlar, gerçekten konu çok güzel ve Deniz'e katılıyorum. Verdiğiniz bilgiler için de ayrıca teşekkürler.
Sağlıcakla,
Bayram

Merhaba Gamze.Fotograf cok iyi ve anlatim guzel olmus.Elinize saglik,selamlar Leyla

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