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| They are part of the 21 turtles that were born a year ago, on the same beach where they were released, Cala Arturo, after activating the protocol that allowed the eggs to hatch and breeding turtles in captivity safely | Ten turtles have returned to their natural environment in Calblanque, after being raised for a year from their birth in the facilities of the IMIDA center in San Pedro del Pinatar and the Oceanographic Center in Valencia.

They are part of the 21 turtles that were born a year ago, on the same beach where they have been released, Cala Arturo, after the notice of the president of the Cobaticas neighborhood association about a nest with eggs and the activation of the protocol that allowed the hatching of eggs and breeding of turtles in captivity safely."For the City Council of Cartagena it is a real privilege that Calblanque is a shelter for these loggerheads and to be a witness to this historical fact, because this phenomenon had not occurred for many years", said Cristina Mora , who also highlighted "the fundamental coordination between administrations and the collaboration of neighbors."For his part, the Minister of Water, Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and the Environment, Antonio Luengo, explained that in total there are "21 turtles that are going to be released, both now and in later days.

All have a chip included and three of them have a geolocator, which will allow us to know and study the trajectories of these turtles.

The main objective was to breed them in captivity so that they will reach the minimum size that reduces the risk of being pre-predated ". "Only one in a thousand that is born survives, so the first days are crucial because any fish, seagull, crab ...

could feed by preying on the hatchlings of loggerhead turtles," said the head of the conservation area of ??the Oceanográfic Foundation, José Luis Crespo.STUPID TURTLEThe loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is one of the Mediterranean sea turtle species.

It lives up to 80 years, can reach between 70 and 120 cm depending on the population of origin and is a great migrant.It is classified as 'vulnerable' according to Royal Decree 139/2011, of February 4, for the development of the List of Wild Species in the Special Protection Regime and the Spanish Catalog of Threatened Species and as 'endangered' for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena