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Turtles

A red-eared slider turtle used in the Tel Aviv University research (Courtesy)
February 19, 2026, 9:20 pm
Israeli researchers find humans and turtles, share key brain function going back 320 million years
Turtles are able to grasp that the same object seen from different angles is not a different object, an important trait for defense against land-based predators
By Sue Surkes
A sea turtle entangled in a polypropylene sack. (Shai Feldman)
September 18, 2022, 11:17 pm
Plastic waste responsible for 1 in 3 turtles brought to treatment center
Numbers point to ‘no less than an environmental emergency,’; all dead turtles subjected to autopsy had plastic in digestive tracts
By Sue Surkes
Green and brown sea turtles make their way to the Mediterranean Sea after being released by the Sea Turtle Rescue Center, run by the Israel National Nature and Parks Authority, in Beit Yanai beach, Friday, July 8, 2022 (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
July 8, 2022, 5:16 pm
Rescued sea turtles released back into the wild
Marine animals who suffered major injuries went through months of rehabilitation at the Sea Turtle Rescue Center north of Tel Aviv
By Oded Balilty
A turtle hatchling moves toward the sea from a nest protected within the Palmachim National Park on August 1, 2021. (Yaniv Cohen, Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
March 10, 2022, 6:27 pm
Sea turtle nest tallies surging along Israel’s beaches, report finds
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
By Sue Surkes
Loggerhead turtles are seen on a beach in Eilat on August 10, 2021. (INPA, Omri Omsi)
August 12, 2021, 9:41 am
Newly hatched loggerhead sea turtles seen in Eilat for first time
Nature and Parks Authority gates off area after mother was disturbed a few months ago, says species needs a clean, quiet beach to lay eggs
By ToI Staff
A female turtle fitted with a transmitter for research returns to the Mediterranean Sea. (Yaniv Levy, INPA)
May 25, 2021, 5:26 pm
A time to lay: With turtle egg season underway, public asked to help
Upon encountering an animal or eggs, beachgoers are urged to call inspectors, keep others away until they arrive
By Sue Surkes
Two dead dolphins found on Israel's Mediterranean coast await autopsy at the Morris Kahn Center for Marine Research, April 6, 2021. (Dr Aviad Sheinin)
April 6, 2021, 6:27 pm
Two dead dolphins, dead turtle wash up on Israeli shores
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
By Sue Surkes
Olive ridley turtle nesting on Escobilla Beach, Oaxaca, Mexico. (Claudio Giovenzana www.longwalk.it, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)
March 12, 2021, 6:21 pm
In first, olive ridley turtle spotted off Eilat
Having possibly swum all the way from India, female seen mating with hawksbill turtle, also a rare visitor to Gulf of Eilat
By Sue Surkes
Yaniv Levy, Director of the National Sea Turtle Rescue Center in Michmoret, northern Israel, holds up one of six juvenile turtles being treated following an oil spill in the Mediterranean Sea, March 2, 2021. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
March 3, 2021, 6:54 pm
After surviving marine oil spill, young turtles heal with fish, mayo and love
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
By Sue Surkes
Volunteers from youth associations clean a contaminated beach in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on February 27, 2021, following last week's offshore oil spill that drenched the northern Israeli coastline and reached parts of the neighboring Lebanese beaches. (Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP)
February 27, 2021, 6:44 pm
After inundating Israel with tar, oil spill hits Lebanese turtle beach
Volunteers help clean up swath of coastline that is a nesting site for turtles, as officials say pollution could continue washing up for months
By AFP
A young turtle tangled up in a green plastic 'jute' bag, photographed at the Israel Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center. (YouTube/Israel Nature and Parks Authority screenshot)
August 20, 2020, 11:40 pm
Nature Authority asks public to look out for turtles tangled in plastic
With incidents rising, citizens are advised not to try to remove the plastic, or to return the turtles to sea, but to call hotline
By Sue Surkes
An ibex chats up a Tristram’s grackle at the Ein Gedi nature reserve .(Shmuel Bar-Am)
December 19, 2019, 5:00 pm
In 50-year record, 20 new nature reserves, national parks designated in 2019
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
By Sue Surkes
One of the unwittingly anti-Semitic turtles at a park outside Seattle, November 2019. (Screenshot from Twitter via JTA)
November 8, 2019, 8:11 pm
Turtles spotted in Seattle with swastikas painted on shells, elude authorities
Officials call in the feds to help catch the reptiles; ADL calls turtle tagging ‘inhumane and offensive’
By JTA
Illustrative - A sea turtle laying eggs on the beach. (Yaniv Levy, Israel National Parks Authority)
August 5, 2019, 2:32 pm
Don’t drive on the beach: It’s turtle hatching season
Nature and Parks Authority calls on public to stay away from shore after hatchling found trapped in depression caused by tire marks
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: A snake confiscated by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority during a crackdown on the illegal trade in reptiles, June 17, 2019. (Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
June 18, 2019, 1:39 am
Israel nabs smuggled reptiles, including rare boa constrictors, turtles
Israel Nature and Parks Authority joins Interpol, Europol and more than 20 nations in major clampdown on illegal smuggling and keeping of reptiles
By Sue Surkes
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