Israel's sea turtle monitoring program

Original provider:
Israel National Nature and Parks Authority - Sea Turtle Rescue Center

Dataset credits:
Data provider: Isreal's Sea Turtle Monitoring Program; Originating data center: Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT); Project sponsor or sponsor description: [e-mail]

Abstract:
The Israeli Nature and Parks Authority (NPA)operates this turtle monitoring program, sponsored by the NPA together with Israel Electric Company, to track rehabilitated sea turtles â€" mainly Loggerheads (Carreta carreta) and Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas). <br>Tracked turtles were released to sea after spending several months at the Israel Sea Turtle Rescue Center, to which they arrive suffering from various injuries. The purpose of this current monitoring program is to learn about these turtles' habits and behavior â€" post rehabilitation, to get a better understanding on their rehabilitation needs.<br>Previous monitoring programs focused on nesting females as well as Green turtles released after being kept in captivity as part of a breeding stock project, aimed to help increase the number of hatchlings in the wild. Tracking healthy turtles at sea allows the identification of feeding zones and migration paths, information of paramount importance for the protection of these endangered species.<br>

原始提供方：以色列国家自然与公园管理局-海龟救助中心
数据集致谢：数据提供方为以色列海龟监测计划；原始数据中心为卫星追踪与分析工具（Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool，STAT）；项目资助方或资助说明：[e-mail]

摘要：
以色列自然与公园管理局（Nature and Parks Authority，NPA）运营本海龟监测计划，该计划由该局与以色列电力公司联合资助，旨在追踪康复后的海龟——主要为蠵龟（Caretta caretta）与绿海龟（Chelonia mydas）。
被追踪的海龟均在以色列海龟救助中心接受数月康复治疗后被放归海洋，这些海龟最初因各类伤病被送至该中心。本次监测计划的目的在于了解这些海龟康复后的习性与行为，以更深入地明确其康复需求。
此前的监测计划主要聚焦于筑巢雌性海龟，以及作为繁育种群项目圈养后放归的绿海龟，该项目旨在提升野外幼龟的存活数量。对海洋中健康海龟的追踪可帮助确定其觅食区与迁徙路径，这类信息对于保护这些濒危物种而言至关重要。