Turtles

The coasts of Northern Cyprus are major nesting sites for the critically endangered Mediterranean Marine Turtles, of which are 2 types, The Chelonia Mydas and Carat Caretta. The turtles become mature to mate at 25-30 years old, until then they live in the waters of Egypt,Libya and Turkey. The turtles start to come ashore in mid May to the end of July, and the hatchlings emerge from their nests from 45-50 days incubation in the hot sand, so the hatchlings can be seen into September. Visitors can see both the laying and hatching, under strict supervision, organized from HQ near Alagadi beach, which is on the coast road east of Kyrenia.
For more info: http://www.seaturtle.org/mtrg/projects/cyprus