Injured sea turtle released into sea after treatment in Israel
STORY: Injured sea turtle released into sea after treatment in Israel
DATELINE: May 15, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:44
LOCATION: Jerusalem
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT
SHOTLIST:
1. various of a loggerhead sea turtle equipped with a GPS tracker being released into sea
STORYLINE:
A rescued sea turtle has been released into the Mediterranean Sea on northern Israel's beach prior to this year's World Sea Turtle Day, which falls on May 23.
The sea turtle named by the rescuers as Micha was released after a two-month treatment at Israel's National Sea Turtle Rescue Center.
Micha's return to the sea was witnessed by its rescuers and many local people.
Such turtle-release activities are held from time to time by the center.
Once the "seeing-off" date is set, the center will inform the public, usually attracting many parents and children to attend the activity.
Yaniv Levy, manager of the rescue center, told Xinhua that the center has treated some 1,000 turtles, mainly loggerhead and green sea turtles, as well as soft-shell and
- Product Code
- ILEA001292632
- Registered date
- 2023/5/15 00:00:00
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- Xinhua / Kyodo News Images
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