Solvin Zankl (Germany) photographed the nesting grounds of the endangered loggerhead turtle at the Dalyan Delta in Turkey for Wild Wonders, documenting nest-building, eggs hatching and the turtle hatchlings heading for the Mediterranean Sea.
Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Aerial view of the Dalyan Delta, Turkey, August 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Female Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) crawling up beach in search of spot to lay eggs, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, August 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) hatching, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, July 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Newly hatched Loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) heading down the beach towards the sea, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, August 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) swimming, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, August 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Newly hatched Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) at sea edge, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, July 2009 WWE BOOK. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Newly hatched Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) swimming in sea, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, July 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Newly hatched Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) showing egg tooth used to break through shell, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, August 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Ghost / Sand crab (Ocypode cursor) on beach, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, August 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Mantis on vegetation near the sand dunes, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, August 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Mediterranean / Common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) climbing between plant stems, Tukey, August 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Two newly hatched Loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) heading for the sea, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, July 2009
