I am a sea
man, but I 've never seen these small species in my area, and never knew existed in Lebanon until I saw a picture
shared by @SanaTawileh on twitter. Apparently you can find the sea turtle in Batroun coast -North Lebanon and Tyre coast -south Lebanon
The Orange House Project is a private initiative working hard to preserve the sea turtle in Lebanon,
Threats to
turtles according to the orange house project
threats to
turtles include the use of close-meshed fishing nets and illegal dynamite
fishing, often the work of impoverished southerners in search of a livelihood
who need to be offered an alternative, sustainable way of fishing. Pollution
from rubbish, plastic bags and industrial waste is a danger to marine life
along Lebanon’s 150 km coastline. Some municipal dumps are located on the coast,
notably a giant one in the southern city of Sidon which has partially collapsed
into the sea several times.
Natural
predators include crabs, dogs and seagulls.
Baby sea turtles are being sold in
pet shops in Lebanon.
To read more about that project
check out the Orange House Project [Here]
You can also Like their facebook
page [Here] for more updates and pictures
Picture Credit: The Orange House Project-Facebook
4 comments:
Nice! never knew about it , it is so interesting as well! thank you for sharing
great initiative to preserve the nature
hi nice pic! This year we had lots of jellyfish and for a longer period due to the fact that turtles coming to the Lebanese coast, which usually eat the jellyfish suffocated in the plastic bags!
Wow! Never knew that either! They're so cute! I used to go sea turtle watching in Trinidad..It's especially nice to see when they come ashore to lay eggs.
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