epa13231456 A rehabilitated loggerhead sea turtle gets ready to be released in the rehabilitation pool at the National Sea Turtle Rescue Center at the Alexander River Nature Reserve, near the Mediterranean coast of Beit Yanai, Israel, 11 September 2026. The Israel Nature and Parks Authority released four green sea turtles and one loggerhead sea turtle after...

epa13231455 A rehabilitated loggerhead sea turtle gets ready to be released in the rehabilitation pool at the National Sea Turtle Rescue Center at the Alexander River Nature Reserve, near the Mediterranean coast of Beit Yanai, Israel, 11 September 2026. The Israel Nature and Parks Authority released four green sea turtles and one loggerhead sea turtle after...

epa13231454 A rehabilitated green sea turtle gets ready to be released in a rehabilitation pool at the National Sea Turtle Rescue Center at the Alexander River Nature Reserve, near the Mediterranean coast of Beit Yanai, Israel, 11 September 2026. The Israel Nature and Parks Authority released four green sea turtles and one loggerhead sea turtle after they...

epa13231453 A rehabilitated green sea turtle gets ready to be released in a rehabilitation pool at the National Sea Turtle Rescue Center at the Alexander River Nature Reserve, near the Mediterranean coast of Beit Yanai, Israel, 11 September 2026. The Israel Nature and Parks Authority released four green sea turtles and one loggerhead sea turtle after they...

epa13231452 A rehabilitated green sea turtle gets ready to be released in a rehabilitation pool at the National Sea Turtle Rescue Center at the Alexander River Nature Reserve, near the Mediterranean coast of Beit Yanai, Israel, 11 September 2026. The Israel Nature and Parks Authority released four green sea turtles and one loggerhead sea turtle after they...

epa13231451 A rehabilitated green sea turtle gets ready to be released in a rehabilitation pool at the National Sea Turtle Rescue Center at the Alexander River Nature Reserve, near the Mediterranean coast of Beit Yanai, Israel, 11 September 2026. The Israel Nature and Parks Authority released four green sea turtles and one loggerhead sea turtle after they...

epa13231448 A rehabilitated green sea turtle gets ready to be released in a rehabilitation pool at the National Sea Turtle Rescue Center at the Alexander River Nature Reserve, near the Mediterranean coast of Beit Yanai, Israel, 11 September 2026. The Israel Nature and Parks Authority released four green sea turtles and one loggerhead sea turtle after they...

epa13231449 People watch as volunteers help release a green sea turtle into the Mediterranean Sea at Beit Yanai Beach, Israel, 11 September 2026. The Israel Nature and Parks Authority released four green sea turtles and one loggerhead sea turtle after they completed their treatment at the National Sea Turtle Rescue Center. EPA/ABIR SULTAN

epa13231450 People watch as volunteers help release a green sea turtle into the Mediterranean Sea at Beit Yanai Beach, Israel, 11 September 2026. The Israel Nature and Parks Authority released four green sea turtles and one loggerhead sea turtle after they completed their treatment at the National Sea Turtle Rescue Center. EPA/ABIR SULTAN

epa13231445 A rehabilitated green sea turtle gets ready to be released in a rehabilitation pool at the National Sea Turtle Rescue Center at the Alexander River Nature Reserve, near the Mediterranean coast of Beit Yanai, Israel, 11 September 2026. The Israel Nature and Parks Authority released four green sea turtles and one loggerhead sea turtle after they...

epa13231446 People watch as volunteers help release a green sea turtle into the Mediterranean Sea at Beit Yanai Beach, Israel, 11 September 2026. The Israel Nature and Parks Authority released four green sea turtles and one loggerhead sea turtle after they completed their treatment at the National Sea Turtle Rescue Center. EPA/ABIR SULTAN

epa13231447 Miriam, an adult loggerhead sea turtle, swims in the rehabilitation pool at the National Sea Turtle Rescue Center at the Alexander River Nature Reserve, near the Mediterranean coast of Beit Yanai, Israel, 11 September 2026. The Israel Nature and Parks Authority released four green sea turtles and one loggerhead sea turtle after they completed...