‘Climate action key to protecting Cyprus’ sea turtles’

The University of Cyprus announced on Tuesday that the measures needed to protect sea turtles are the same as those required to tackle the climate crisis, as conservationists expedite efforts to safeguard two vulnerable species nesting on the island’s shores.

Marking World Sea Turtle Day, the university’s oceanographic centre drew attention to the growing impact of climate change on loggerhead turtles, (Caretta caretta), and green turtles, (Chelonia mydas), both of which breed in Cyprus....