Six months of hospitalization, a series of treatments and finally "Twister", the Caretta caretta recovered from the La Maddalena Archipelago National Park, in coordination with Sea Me Sardinia and the Asinara Park, was able to return to the sea.
The release took place yesterday in the waters east of Caprera.
The turtle, about 34 centimeters long and with great swimming difficulties, was assisted at the Asinara Sea Turtle Recovery Center (CRAMA), where she was treated for a lung infection, as well as several injuries to the carapace and was found that he had ingested various plastics.
Upon release, coordinated by the La Maddalena Park with the staff of CRAMA and the SEA ME Sardinia Association, the support of the Inspector Superior Commander of the CFVA Station (Forestry Corps of Environmental Supervision) of La Maddalena - Gerolamo Di Pellegrini - the Commander of the BLON (Naval operational base of the CFVA) Inspector Superior Pierluigi Sechi and of the Port Authority of La Maddalena, the Councilor for the Environment and Deputy Mayor of La Maddalena, Federica Porcu, was also present.
“The turtle - explain from the La Maddalena Park - immediately plunged and then re-emerged a few times to get some air and, we like to think, to 'greet its saviors'. His state of health and conditions of movement immediately proved to be more than good and in a few moments Twister set sail to face his life in freedom again ”.
The director of the Park of La Maddalena - Michele Zanelli - comments on the operations claiming that. "It is essential - comments Michele Zanelli, director of the Park - to continue the bond that binds the Park of La Maddalena to the Asinara Park for the protection and recovery of marine animals in difficulty because this is the ultimate goal of our Parks: to protect the biodiversity that characterizes them ".
