June 23, 2013, Updated September 3, 2020

Every day a revolving crew of volunteers at the Israel Sea Turtle Rescue Center in Netanya are working to rehabilitate and preserve the Mediterranean’s endangered sea turtles.

It’s the only center of its kind in the Middle East and it’s dedicated to keeping these ancient amphibians away from the extinction list.

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