The La Nea beachin the municipality of The rosarywas the scene where today two turtles caretta caretta They were released into the ocean after spending a period of time recovering at the La Tahonilla Wildlife Recovery Center of the Cabildo de Tenerife.
The release was carried out by volunteer personnel from the Spanish Red Cross, an NGO that recovered one of them in a compromised state of health, as she was entangled. The Minister of Natural Environment Management, Isabel García, attended this release because “she wanted to thank the Red Cross directly for the excellent work they do on our coasts”, and specifically highlighted the collection of this great specimen of turtle, and the support that this NGO does “in the shearwater collection campaign every year”.
For her part, the president of the Spanish Red Cross in Tenerife, María Teresa Pociello, recalled that the work carried out in “La Tahonilla is an example of good work by public institutions with fauna”, and recalled that “the training and The information provided at the center is essential for the volunteers who offer their services on the coast, especially when animals like these are found.”
One of the specimens released today was collected in the south of the island with an infection in the shell that has been completely recovered, although there are still traces of dermatitis on the shell. The other, which weighed more than 26 kilos, was recovered in Taganana with entanglement in the neck and right front fin due to raffia and marine debris.
This release was also attended by a group of users of the Red Cross assistance programs for the elderly, who showed their emotion at seeing how the turtles walked the path between the shore and the water.
