At themoment, it is a turtle nesting season in Cyprus, which usually starts by theend of August and lasts until the end of September. Turtles lay their eggs on mostsandy beaches of the island. Many hotels have to relocate their sunbeds,umbrellas and other beach items during this period in order to keep the turtlenests safe.
All turtlenests are covered by a protective aluminum cage and marked with an attentionsign asking not to touch or disturb it. At this time of the year, it is forbiddento install tents and other kinds of equipment that are used for camping and otherbeach activities. Also, no artificial lights are allowed to be used aroundbeaches and dog owners are forbidden to take their dogs for a walk during thisperiod. For the destruction of turtle nests there is a fine up to 17,000 Euros!However, you will rarely ever see anyone trying to do any harm or damage to thenests. Most of the people hold their breath while watching the cages and hopingto see some newborn turtles!
