{"id":1123,"date":"2025-11-10T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hotel-cormoran.com\/caretta-caretta-sud-est-sardegna\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T23:50:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:50:55","slug":"caretta-caretta-sud-est-sardegna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hotel-cormoran.com\/en\/caretta-caretta-sud-est-sardegna\/","title":{"rendered":"Caretta caretta in south-eastern Sardinia: a presence returning"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hotel-cormoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Caretta-caretta-nel-sud-est-sardo-una-presenza-che-torna-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Piccolo di Caretta caretta verso il mare\" class=\"wp-image-1295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hotel-cormoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Caretta-caretta-nel-sud-est-sardo-una-presenza-che-torna-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hotel-cormoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Caretta-caretta-nel-sud-est-sardo-una-presenza-che-torna-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hotel-cormoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Caretta-caretta-nel-sud-est-sardo-una-presenza-che-torna-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hotel-cormoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Caretta-caretta-nel-sud-est-sardo-una-presenza-che-torna-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hotel-cormoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Caretta-caretta-nel-sud-est-sardo-una-presenza-che-torna-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.hotel-cormoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Caretta-caretta-nel-sud-est-sardo-una-presenza-che-torna.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The common sea turtle, <em>Caretta caretta<\/em>, \u00e8 tornata. Dopo decenni di quasi assenza, negli ultimi anni le spiagge del sud e del sud-est della Sardegna hanno registrato deposizioni di uova sempre pi\u00f9 frequenti. \u00c8 una buona notizia che racconta molto sullo stato del Mediterraneo e sull\u2019importanza dei nostri litorali.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Mediterranean turtle<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Caretta caretta \u00e8 la tartaruga marina pi\u00f9 diffusa nel Mediterraneo. Gli adulti pesano in media tra ottanta e centoventi chili e possono raggiungere il metro di lunghezza. Vive nelle acque aperte, ma \u00e8 <strong>philopatric<\/strong>: le femmine tornano a deporre le uova sulla stessa spiaggia in cui sono nate, spesso a distanza di vent\u2019anni.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c8 una specie <strong>at risk<\/strong>, protetta dalla Convenzione di Berna e dalla normativa europea. I pericoli principali sono le catture accidentali nelle reti da pesca, gli impatti con le imbarcazioni, la plastica e \u2014 a terra \u2014 il disturbo luminoso e meccanico delle spiagge.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Perch\u00e9 torna in Sardegna<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until a few decades ago Mediterranean nesting was concentrated in Greece, Turkey and Libya. The progressive <strong>warming of the water<\/strong> ha spostato verso nord-ovest le aree idonee. Oggi l\u2019Italia meridionale \u2014 Calabria, Sicilia, Puglia e, sempre pi\u00f9 spesso, Sardegna \u2014 accoglie nidificazioni che prima erano rarissime.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South-eastern Sardinia has the right conditions: fine sand, beaches still relatively unbuilt, coasts protected by marine areas. In recent years monitoring networks and volunteers have documented several nests along the shore, from Costa Rei to Chia.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How nesting works<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The female comes onto the beach at night, between June and August. She digs a hole about fifty centimetres deep with her hind flippers, lays eighty to a hundred spherical eggs, covers them with sand and returns to the sea. She has no further connection with the nest.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dopo cinquanta-sessanta giorni, quasi sempre di notte, i piccoli emergono tutti insieme e corrono verso il mare guidati dal riflesso della luna sull\u2019acqua. \u00c8 la fase pi\u00f9 delicata: qualunque luce artificiale dalla terraferma pu\u00f2 disorientarli, allontanandoli dall\u2019acqua e condannandoli a disidratazione o predazione.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to do (and not do) on the beach<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the summer season it is worth knowing a few simple rules:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If you find an <strong>unusual track<\/strong> sulla sabbia all\u2019alba \u2014 un disegno a trattore largo circa un metro \u2014 non cancellarla e avvisa un bagnino, la Capitaneria o il numero 1530.<\/li><li>If you see a turtle in the water, <strong>slow the boat down<\/strong> and do not approach.<\/li><li>At night, avoid lights pointed towards the sea: they disorient newly hatched turtles.<\/li><li>Do not leave litter, especially plastic: bags in the sea are mistaken for jellyfish, one of the natural prey of the Caretta caretta.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What it means for us<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il ritorno della Caretta caretta \u00e8 un indicatore importante di qualit\u00e0 ambientale. Al <strong>Cormoran Resort Villasimius<\/strong>, durante la stagione, i nostri ospiti trovano sulla spiaggia riservata indicazioni su come comportarsi se notano qualcosa di sospetto nella sabbia. 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