I paid my first visit to Turkey during the early years of mass tourism to witness, at first hand, a conspicuous conservation success. Here was a country listening to wise advice from overseas well-wishers, in this case German Green MEPs and pioneer British eco-warrior David Bellamy. They did not want the country to repeat the… Continue reading
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Beach of promise – turtles at Dalyan
Spectrum: Beach of promise Source: The Times (London, England). (Nov. 25, 1987) GARETH HUW DAVIES Under the jet black Turkish night the last of the season’s loggerhead turtle hatchlings have straddled off Dalyan Beach, past the tireless pickets of Shore Crabs and hyenas, to the sea. The continuing struggle for survival by one of… Continue reading →