records of dead loggerhead sea turtles (caretta caretta) washed up on the jaffa beach, palestine

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Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – Number 114 – June 2014

Records of Dead Loggerhead Sea Turtles

(Caretta caretta Linnaeus, 1758) washed

up on the Jaffa Beach, Occupied Palestine

between 2010-2013

حاالت العثور على سالحف البحر الضخمة الرأس الميتة على

0202 - 0202األعوام بينشواطئ مدينة يافا ، فلسطين

By: Prof. Dr. Sc. Norman Ali Bassam Ali Taher

Khalaf-Sakerfalke von Jaffa

Records of dead Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta Linnaeus, 1758) washed

up on the Jaffa Beach, Occupied Palestine was recorded between 2010 -2013.

A Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta Linnaeus, 1758) washed up on the Jaffa Beach, Occupied Palestine on Wednesday 19.05.2010. http://maannews.net/arb/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=285623

http://maannews.net/arb/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=285623

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الصورة العلوٌة : تفاجأ المستحمون فً بحر ٌافا عصر األربعاء 9151.50191 حٌنما قذفت األمواج

سلحفاة بحر كبٌرة إلى الشاطئ، وبدأ عدد من األطفال ٌبتعدون من المكان خوفاً منها حٌث اقترب المنقذ

البحري من السلحفاة، وبعد أن قال انه ٌوجد فً المكان سلحفاة بحر كبٌرة؛ ترك العشرات من المستحمون

.المٌاه وتجمعوا حول السلحفاة للنظر إلٌها

واتضح أن السلحفاة السوداء كانت مٌتة لكن عدد من المستحمٌن بدأ بالتقاط الصور للسلحفاة، ولدقائق

طوٌلة نسً المستحمون البحر والمٌاه وبقوا متجمهرٌن حولها )وكالة معاً اإلخبارٌة ، 9151.50191( .

A Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta Linnaeus, 1758) washed up on the Jaffa North Beach, Occupied Palestine on Friday 20.07.2012. http://www.panet.co.il/online/articles/1/2/S-571852,1,2.html

http://www.panet.co.il/online/articles/1/2/S-571852,1,2.html

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ن اسل موقع بانٌت وصحٌفة بانوراما أذكر شهود عٌان لمر: والصورتان السفلٌتان صور األربعة العلوٌةالفً ٌوم على سلحفاة بحرٌة ضخمة نافقة من المواطنٌن على شاطئ بحر مدٌنة ٌافا الشمالً عثروا عدداً

ستدعاء طاقم قامت بإ اقم البلدٌة والتً بدورهاحٌث قام المواطنون باٌالغ طو ، 0151.50190الجمعة 5 مختص من قبل معهد العلوم البحري للثدٌات

، وقد قام الطاقم المختص بعلوم الثدٌات البحرٌة بأخذ عٌنة من السلحفاة الضخمة إلجراء األبحاث علٌها أنها خرجت للشاطئ لوضع البٌض، ومن المرجح كبٌرة فً السن وقال أحد المختصٌن أن السلحفاة

5 (0151.50190)موقع بانٌت ،


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A Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta Linnaeus, 1758) washed up on the Jaffa Beach, Occupied Palestine on Thursday 08.08.2013. http://yomnet.net/Show.php?page=News&id=23766

قذفت األمواج صباح الٌوم الخمٌس إلى شاطئ بحر ٌافا سلحفاة بحر كبٌرة5 حٌث العلوٌتان : الصورتان

.( 1.51.50190لٌوم ، )موقع ٌافا ا تجمهر المارة فً المكان

http://yomnet.net/Show.php?page=News&id=23766

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A Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta Linnaeus, 1758) washed up on the Jaffa Beach, Occupied Palestine on Thursday 08.08.2013. http://www.yaffa48.com/?mod=articles&ID=10730

http://www.yaffa48.com/?mod=articles&ID=10730

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بعض الصور لسلحفاة بحرٌة كبٌرة قذفت بها أمواج البحر على شاطئ .8وصل موقع ٌافا الصورتان العلوٌتان :

، حٌث احتشد فً المكان عدد من المواطنٌن 1.51.50190ٌنة ٌافا وذلك صباح الخمٌس ناخوم جولدمان بمد

.لمشاهدة السلحفاة

وإعادتها إلى البحر بعد أن علقت على رمال الشاطئ لمدة تزٌد عن وقد قام بعض المواطنٌن بحمل السلحفاة

.(9151.50190، .8)موقع ٌافا الساعتٌن

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records of dead loggerhead sea turtles (caretta caretta) washed up on the jaffa beach, palestine

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