With numbers of incidents rising, citizens are advised not to try to remove the plastic, or to return the turtles to sea, but to call hotline

But in year's end roundup report, Israel Nature and Parks Authority director says lack of functioning government leaves funding for 2020 unclear, harms ability to plan

Seattle-area officials call in the feds to help catch the reptiles; ADL calls turtle tagging 'inhumane and offensive'

Nature and Parks Authority calls on public to stay away from shore after hatchling found trapped in depression caused by tire marks

Israel Nature and Parks Authority joins Interpol, Europol and more than 20 nations in major international clampdown on illegal smuggling and keeping of reptiles

Imaging scan reveals cracked shell not as serious as having to give birth. Treated and released to lay her eggs