Overview

• Nearly 600 loggerhead turtle nests have been recorded on Italian shores as of late July, representing a 30% increase over the same period in 2024.
• Thirteen of Italy’s 15 coastal regions have logged at least one Caretta caretta nest this season, marking the widest nesting spread on record.
• Southern hotspots lead the surge, with Sicily accounting for over 200 nests, Calabria about 130, Campania 103 and Puglia 64.
• Central and northern regions are also seeing historic upticks, including 27 nests in Tuscany, 17 in Lazio and 11 in Liguria.
• Life Turtlenest, Goletta Verde’s Tarta Dog unit, Legambiente and local volunteers have expanded beach patrols and protection protocols to secure nests.