K. Papafitsoros

The paper reports four observations of loggerhead sea turtles foraging on sea cucumbers, noting the rarity of this behavior and potential dietary preferences in one individual.

The paper reports that loggerhead sea turtles actively bury themselves in sand by moving their front flippers, a previously undocumented behavior observed in three males at Zakynthos island.

The paper develops a social media-based framework to quantify changes in wildlife viewing pressure over time, applied to sea turtles before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The paper uses social media data to show that tourism pressure disproportionately affects resident loggerhead sea turtles in Laganas Bay, Greece, despite their low disturbance tolerance.