1 year (and more than 7,500 kilometres) later…
1 year (and more than 7,500 kilometres) later… June 20th, 2023 The story of Salina is rich in anthropomorphic episodes and… and it has a very happy ending. This is so because, 02 years after being rescued from the Guadiana River and 01 year after being returned to the Ocean, this loggerhead turtle is now […]
Salina’s Update
Salina, the sub-adult sea turtle of the Caretta caretta species, rehabilitated in Porto d’Abrigo and returned to the sea on the 20th of July 2022, has been monitored using satellite collected data.
Salina’s great Mediterranean journey
Salina’s great Mediterranean journey August 22nd, 2022 When, in June 2021, the fisherman Ricardo Gonçalves rescued a sea turtle from fishing nets in the Guadiana River, surely he was far from imagining that, thanks to his cool-bloodedness, quick response and good judgment, one day, such specimen of the species Caretta caretta would return to the […]
292 Kilometres full of energy
292 Kilometres full of energy July 28th, 2022 On the 20th July, the turtle SALINA returned to the sea after 13 months of stay in Porto d’Abrigo do Zoomarine. Only 07 days later, he has already swam 292 kilometres, which means that he is already 239 kilometres from the place where he was returned to […]
The fisherman the turtle and the satellite that unites them
In June 2021, near the banks of the River Guadiana in Azinhal, a fisherman saved a turtle from drowning.