Mediterranean Turtles

This installation represents the typical Mediterranean ecosystem in which three threatened species are found: Hermann’s tortoise (Testudo hermanni), the spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) and the Cartagena rockrose (Cistus heterophyllus), a plant that is endemic to the Spanish Levant.

Thanks to collaboration with the Regional Environmental Ministry, the Oceanogràfic de València is involved in several programmes to help recover threatened local species.

Cartagena rockrose

Cistus heterophyllus subsp. carthaginensis

Oceanogràfic de València is working with the Generalitat Valenciana to help restore the most endangered plant in Spanish flora.

Mediterranean tortoise

This installation represents the typical Mediterranean ecosystem where this tortoise is found, along with the spur-thighed tortoise.