Project Olympus - Coastal Conservation
Progress Report
May 2003, to December, 2003
Regular wardening was carried out on both sites to control breaches of regulations in connection with offroading, bikes and campers. The number of breaches of these regulations continues to decline as the public is generally more aware of the protected and important status of the areas of Ramla and Ghajn Tuffieha, although some few exceptions continue to defy the regulations, most notably some off road motor bikes, who go so far as to flout the law by offroading without any registration plates in order to avoid identification. These are very difficult to control, even by extra duty police officers commissioned to assist in patrolling the sites.
An updated revegetation survey for Ghajn Tuffieha was commissioned, with a view to tackle the phase out of the extensive alien Acacia cyanophylla, as part of the brief to the site Manager detailed in the Conservation Order for Ghajn Tuffieha. Work on the report commenced in the Autumn. The report, together with the Manager’s phase out plan is expected to be completed by January, 2004 and submitted to MEPA thereafter.
Ecological surveying by Dr. Adriana Vella