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Protected green and loggerhead turtles are making a big comeback on the beaches of two British military bases in Cyprus. The number of nests have surpassed last year’s record count by nearly 25 per cent, environmentalists said on Tuesday. There were 382 sea turtle nests recorded this year on all sandy beaches inside the bases – 100 more than last year’s count. A decades-long commitment by base authorities to safeguard nests is paying off, according to Bases Environmental and Police Officer Alexia Perdiou. An average of only 30 turtle nests were discovered each year on the base beaches between …

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