The Israel Nature and Parks Authority Sea Turtle Rescue Center was established in 1999 to rescue injured sea turtles and return them to the wild after they recover. Since its inception, the centre has cared for more than 700 sea turtles, about 70 percent of which have been released into the sea.
Crews prepare to give a turtle a blood test at the Turtle Rescue Center of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority near the northern Israeli city of Hadera on June 6. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Zhuolun
On June 6, crews at the Turtle Rescue Center of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority released a turtle recovered from injuries into the sea at a beach near the northern Israeli city of Hadera. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Shang Hao
A sea turtle swims in a pool of water at the Israel Nature and Parks Authority Sea Turtle Rescue Center near the northern Israeli city of Hadera on June 6. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Shang Hao
Crews prepare to give a turtle a blood test at the Turtle Rescue Center of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority near the northern Israeli city of Hadera on June 6. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Zhuolun
On June 6, a sea turtle that had been treated by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority's Sea Turtle Rescue Center was released into the sea at a beach near the northern Israeli city of Hadera. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Zhuolun
A crew cleans up a water tank used to house injured sea turtles at the Turtle Rescue Center of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority near the northern Israeli city of Hadera on June 6. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Zhuolun