IL GRUPPO LIGURE TARTARUGHE (GLIT) E LA GESTIONE DELLE PRIME  NIDIFICAZIONI DI CARETTA CARETTA (LINNAEUS, 1758) IN LIGURIA

Laura Castellano; Natalia Perez; Valentina Giussani; Dario Ottonello; Sebastiano Salvidio; Fulvio Garibaldi; Luca Lanteri; Nicola Pussini; Guido Gnone; Chiara Masotti

Laura Castellano Acquario di Genova - Costa Edutainment SpA
Natalia Perez
Valentina Giussani
Dario Ottonello
Sebastiano Salvidio
Fulvio Garibaldi
Luca Lanteri
Nicola Pussini
Guido Gnone
Chiara Masotti

Abstract

In September 2021, the accidental discovery of three C. caretta newborns in Finale Ligure (SV) allowed the scientific community to asses the first known case of nesting of this species on the Ligurian coasts. The following year, on the night of 15 July, a female C. caretta was observed laying a total of 117 eggs on the beach of Levanto (SP), which were later found to have no embryonic development. These two events were fundamental for the establishment of the Ligurian Sea Turtle Group (GLIT), with the adhesion of Acquario di Genova, ARPAL, University of Genoa, IZSPLV with the aim of managing and studying the nesting of the species in Liguria.