Mikhmoret, Israel. 20th January, 2019. Rescued sea turtles are treated daily, fed, weighed and measured. The National Sea Turtle Rescue Center of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority is currently treating 46 injured sea turtles washed up on the Mediterranean shores nationwide. Approximately half of these patients are new arrivals from the last couple of stormy weeks characterized by soft tissue trauma (lungs, inner ear, abdomen, etc.) commonly caused by shock waves following underwater explosions, allegedly caused by seismic surveys conducted weeks ago in Italian waters near Sicily. The rescue center's goal is to treat injuries until turtles are ready for reintroduction into the wild.
Mikhmoret, Israel. 20th January, 2019. 'Freedom', a loggerhead sea turtle missing two left limbs has been in the care of the National Sea Turtle Rescue Center for six years and has been fitted with a flotation device on it's back to assist in surfacing for breathing. Freedom will not be returned to sea. The National Sea Turtle Rescue Center of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority is currently treating 46 injured sea turtles washed up on the Mediterranean shores nationwide. Approximately half of these patients are new arrivals from the last couple of stormy weeks characterized by soft tissue trauma (lungs, inner ear, abdomen, etc.) commonly caused by shock waves following underwater explosions, allegedly caused by seismic surveys conducted weeks ago in Italian waters near Sicily. The rescue center's goal is to treat injuries until turtles are ready for reintroduction into the wild.
