• Veterinarians from the National Sea Turtle Rescue Center, carry a sea turtle that was treated for injuries, before releasing it into the Mediterranean, off the coast of Mikhmoret, near the Israeli coastal city of Netanya, on March 17, 2022. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)
    Veterinarians from the National Sea Turtle Rescue Center, carry a sea turtle that was treated for injuries, before releasing it into the Mediterranean, off the coast of Mikhmoret, near the Israeli coastal city of Netanya, on March 17, 2022. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)
  • An aerial view of sea turtles that are being treated for injuries by veterinarians from the National Sea Turtle Rescue Centre before being released back into the ocean.
    An aerial view of sea turtles that are being treated for injuries by veterinarians from the National Sea Turtle Rescue Centre before being released back into the ocean.
  • Members of the National Sea Turtle Rescue Centre remove a rehabilitated sea turtle from a water tank to carry it to the sea off the coast of Mikhmoret, Israel.
    Members of the National Sea Turtle Rescue Centre remove a rehabilitated sea turtle from a water tank to carry it to the sea off the coast of Mikhmoret, Israel.
  • A member of the National Sea Turtle Rescue Centre pets a turtle before releasing it into the Mediterranean.
    A member of the National Sea Turtle Rescue Centre pets a turtle before releasing it into the Mediterranean.
  • A rehabilitated sea turtle will head back to the sea after being released by members of the National Sea Turtle Rescue Centre.
    A rehabilitated sea turtle will head back to the sea after being released by members of the National Sea Turtle Rescue Centre.
  • A rehabilitated sea turtle is released off the coast of Mikhmoret by the National Sea Turtle Rescue Centre.
    A rehabilitated sea turtle is released off the coast of Mikhmoret by the National Sea Turtle Rescue Centre.
  • People watch rescued sea turtles as they find their way to the Mediterranean after being released near the Israeli coastal city of Netanya.
    People watch rescued sea turtles as they find their way to the Mediterranean after being released near the Israeli coastal city of Netanya.
  • People watch a sea turtle as it finds its way to the Mediterranean after being released off the coast of Mikhmoret in Israel.
    People watch a sea turtle as it finds its way to the Mediterranean after being released off the coast of Mikhmoret in Israel.
  • This aerial view shows a diver accompanying a newly released sea turtle near the Israeli coastal city of Netanya.
    This aerial view shows a diver accompanying a newly released sea turtle near the Israeli coastal city of Netanya.
  • A sea turtle slowly makes its way to the ocean as children look on near the coastal city of Netanya in Israel.
    A sea turtle slowly makes its way to the ocean as children look on near the coastal city of Netanya in Israel.
  • A sea turtle is kept in a water tank before being released into the Mediterranean.
    A sea turtle is kept in a water tank before being released into the Mediterranean.

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Turtles rehabilitated and released along the Mediterranean shores of Israel - in pictures

Members of the National Sea Turtle Rescue Centre carried the reptiles to the water's edge

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March 18, 2022

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Stage 5 results

1 Tadej Pogacar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 3:48:53

2 Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana Pro Team -

3 Adam Yates (GBR) Mitchelton-Scott - 

4 David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama-FDJ  0:00:04

5 Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) CCC Team 0:00:07

General Classification:

1 Adam Yates (GBR) Mitchelton-Scott 20:35:04

2 Tadej Pogacar (SlO) UAE Team Emirates 0:01:01

3 Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana Pro Team 0:01:33

4 David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama-FDJ 0:01:48

5 Rafał Majka (POL) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:02:11

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