(CBS News) At Israel's sea turtle rescue center in Mikhmoret, volunteers and staff are doing their best to protect the creatures. Efforts include transplanting turtle nests during the nesting season to protected beaches, rescue and treatment of wounded turtles brought in by fishermen or washed up on Israel's shores, and development of a long-range breeding program for the threatened green turtles.
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