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Sea turtles are under threat from trawlers in the Adriatic. A center offers them a sanctuary


MARINA DI RAVENNA, Italy (AP) — On a crisp morning off the coast of Marina di Ravenna, the Adriatic Sea glistens under the sun as marine biologist Linda Albonetti stands in a gently bobbing boat. Reaching into a plastic tub, she hefts out a sizeable loggerhead turtle and eases it over the side.

The rehabilitated turtle — dubbed “Vulcano” — flaps her flippers energetically as she enters the azure waters and swims to freedom.

The release location is an unlikely haven: an area of methane extraction platforms symbolizing industrial intrusion in the turtles’ habitat. But…



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