Sea Turtle Hospital (Dalyan Turkey) Truly Amazing!

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June Haimoff worked for more than 25 years towards a better protection of Sea Turtles, mainly the Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Dalyan River Basin. She has been supported by diverse groups and people over the years, like Sir David Bellamy, DHKD, AGA etc. One of her main successes had been the abolishment of plans to build a big hotel complex on Iztuzu Beach, one of Turkey’s main breeding sites for Loggerheads, in the late 1980’s. As a consequence Dalyan/ Iztuzu became part of the first ever designated Köyceğiz- Dalyan Specially Protected Area (SEPA) by Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers (Decree Number 88/13019 dated 12.06.1988).

The turtle rescue center is located near Dalyan Turkey in the beginning of 5 km long Iztuzu beach that is famous for its loggerhead Caretta Caretta turtles that are coming here to lay their eggs in April and May with baby Dalyan turtles hatching in August and September under the cover of darkness that’s why any activity on Iztuzu beach is halted so turtles can breed here as they have done do thousands of years.

please help stop the Turtle feeding sign here.
https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/k...