Numbers point to 'no less than an environmental emergency,'; all dead turtles subjected to autopsy had plastic in digestive tracts

Marine animals who suffered major injuries went through months of rehabilitation at the Sea Turtle Rescue Center north of Tel Aviv

For second year in row, nature authority says number of hatching sites nearly double annual average of five years prior, attributing rise to fishing bans, more monitoring

Nature and Parks Authority took the animal for treatment, says it had breathing problems and appears to have been suffering from disease despite bite marks on its tail

Upon encountering an animal or eggs, beachgoers are urged to call inspectors, keep others away until they arrive

A second turtle badly hurt; in bittersweet day, National Sea Turtle Rescue Center celebrates release back to sea of two other loggerhead turtles nursed back to health

Having possibly swum all the way from India, female seen mating with hawksbill turtle, also a rare visitor to Gulf of Eilat

21 sea turtles were brought to the National Sea Turtle Rescue Center, but most were already dead from tar; now the lucky remaining 6 are recovering alongside other injured turtles

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National Sea Turtle Rescue Center is treating nine endangered green sea turtles affected by devastating oil spill that coated Israel's coast with thick black tar