October 27, 2013 - ITALY - Five turtles that are stranded on the coast of Ravenna Sunday, two the day before in Lido Adriano and three to Cervia. It is a sad and alarming count one of the last days on our beaches: too turtles found dead with no apparent injuries. Master and Sunday volunteers were called in Marina di Ravenna, where, among the Coco Loco, the bathroom Paradise and the spa has been indiduate five tortoises, others are been found in the area of Lido Adriano. Several animals were large, with the shell length of about 50 cm and a weight of over 20 pounds.
He's worried the president of the Foundation cetacean Equal Sandro: "The situation is unusual and very delicate. From October 3rd to date on the coast of Emilia-Romagna, but particularly between Porto Garibaldi in Cervia, were found 32 dead turtles on the beach.'s A Alarmingly, both from a historical and seasonal. The largest stranding, if we look at the historical data, dates back to the summer of 2009, but was due to a specific disease: the animals were debilitated, today the condition is different. "
At first glance, as demonstrated by the photo taken Sunday on the beach, condition of the turtles are 'good'. "They are large specimens, not volume depleted and not overly decomposed - still the president -. To rule out this infection, which has a longer time: the state of decomposition seems that death is coming up at short notice. They will certainly be carried out by the institutes zooprophylactic necropsy to ascertain the causes of this plague. " Sunday, moreover, a volunteer contacted for two stranded specimens, once arrived at the scene did not then ritorvato animals. "Perhaps someone if he was released - said Pari -. I would draw anyone finds a turtle and follow the good practice: it must be contacted for the Harbour of reference, then the Cetacean Foundation. Important is not to touch the specimen: the animals are dead and you do not know the cause. " - il Resto del Carlino. [Translated]
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| A turtle beached (photo Zani). |
He's worried the president of the Foundation cetacean Equal Sandro: "The situation is unusual and very delicate. From October 3rd to date on the coast of Emilia-Romagna, but particularly between Porto Garibaldi in Cervia, were found 32 dead turtles on the beach.'s A Alarmingly, both from a historical and seasonal. The largest stranding, if we look at the historical data, dates back to the summer of 2009, but was due to a specific disease: the animals were debilitated, today the condition is different. "
At first glance, as demonstrated by the photo taken Sunday on the beach, condition of the turtles are 'good'. "They are large specimens, not volume depleted and not overly decomposed - still the president -. To rule out this infection, which has a longer time: the state of decomposition seems that death is coming up at short notice. They will certainly be carried out by the institutes zooprophylactic necropsy to ascertain the causes of this plague. " Sunday, moreover, a volunteer contacted for two stranded specimens, once arrived at the scene did not then ritorvato animals. "Perhaps someone if he was released - said Pari -. I would draw anyone finds a turtle and follow the good practice: it must be contacted for the Harbour of reference, then the Cetacean Foundation. Important is not to touch the specimen: the animals are dead and you do not know the cause. " - il Resto del Carlino. [Translated]
