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Famed for its white-washed cottages set against herb-covered mountains, azure waters, and most importantly sandy beaches, few tourists to Crete realise that they may be contributing to the destruction of the very thing they’ve come to see. Little do they know that when they book their package to a beach resort, they may be supporting one of the major contributing factors to the demise of the Mediterranean Loggerhead sea turtle, which has its major nesting areas in the world on Greece’s beaches. Read more about turtle conservation in this turtle conservation article.
The Los Cabos area in Mexico is well known for its pristine shoreline and clear blue seas. It is also home to the last private preserve for the nesting beaches of endangered sea turtles, the San Cristobal Nature Preserve. Read more about turtle conservation in Mexico in this turtle conservation article.
The ever increasing demand from tourism for pristine, sandy beaches - often favoured by sea turtles - has been detrimental to turtle nesting habitats worldwide. This development, combined with increasing pollution and by-catch of turtles out at sea, not to mention locations where turtle meat and eggs are still considered a delicacy, has lead to a global decline of sea turtle populations. Read more about turtle conservation in Mexico in this turtle conservation article.
