120kg turtle undergoing treatment Loggerhead among hundreds saved in last two months along Abu Dhabi
DUBAI Three endangered loggerhead turtles weighing 70kg to 120kg are being treated at the Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project (DTRP) in the Burj Al Arab hotel after they were rescued from the Abu Dhabi-Dubai sea coast recently. “These are some of the biggest loggerheads we have received at the centre,” said Warren Baverstock, operations manager at the Burj Al Arab aquarium. The biggest tips the scales at 120kg. Believed to be around 45 years old, the massive creature was unre
Barnacle-covered sea turtles washed up on UAE beaches
More than 100 young sea turtles have been handed over to a rehabilitation project in the past three months after being washed up on beaches across the UAE. Beachgoers in Dubai and Abu Dhabi have been sending the turtles, many of which are only a year old, to the Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project (DTRP) to help them recover. Warren Baverstock, aquarium operations manager at the Burj Al Arab, which runs the DTRP, said they have been inundated with rescued turtles. "The season
Cold snap causes dozens of turtles to wash up on UAE beaches Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project swa
The ongoing cold spell gripping the UAE and coastal waters is taking its toll on young sea turtles, with dozens of the marine reptiles washing up on beaches in Dubai, said a marine expert on Tuesday. Warren Baverstock, aquarium operations manager with the Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project, said the DTRP rescue facility at Burj Al Arab and Madinat Jumeirah has been swamped in recent days by residents dropping off battered turtles barely clinging to life. Turtles are being fo
