Facing turtle slaughtering in Alexandria

Save the turtles: The Environment Ministry and Alexandria Turtle Rescue Team (ATRT) are helping save endangered turtles in the Mediterranean. Walaa Hussein writes for Al Monitor that the good people at ATRT buy the endangered marine animals on the market and release them into the sea. They are also cooperating with the Environmental Affairs Ministry, which is preparing to launch the National Plan for the Protection of Turtles in mid-summer. The plan includes “awareness campaigns for beachgoers and distribution of leaflets on how to handle turtle nests and eggs and how to conserve them.”