A Potantial Nesting Site for Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta): Yakacık Beach, Türkiye

• DOI: 10.31594/commagene.1359514
• Publication Date: 2024-02-07T07:25:02Z
• Authors: Doğan SÖZBİLEN
• Keywords: Sea turtle; Nesting (process); Nesting season

Monitoring of sea turtle nesting beaches in Türkiye have been conducted since 1988 and the number reached to 22. Mediterranean coast has many small pocket other inaccessible remote sandy beaches. In this study, I introduce a new site, Yakacık Beach, for loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) border Antalya Mersin provinces. Following preliminary field studies on 1.7 km long beach, 201 197 nests were found 2020 and
 2021, respectively, average nest density two years was calculated as 117.6 nests/km-1. Satellite images also used ensure estimate nests. The compared with literature second highest high predation rate up 68%. potential importance Beach threats beach mitigation measures discussed. one most important
 sites green (Chelonia mydas) Mediterranean, 17 identified 1989. With discovery additional such Çıralı, Alata, Sugözü, Davultepe, METUKocahasanlı following years, populations gradually increased. Sea emphasized.