On a barge hundreds of metres off the Kerkennah Islands in southern Tunisia, a group of students watches intently as Besma, a recovering sea turtle, shuffles towards the water and dives in.

On a barge hundreds of meters off the Kerkennah Islands in southern Tunisia, a group of students watches intently as Besma, a ...

Volunteers found the stranded turtles in a state of lethargy known as a "cold-stunning," with frostbite, pneumonia and ...

Floating rehabilitation centre in Tunisia treats injured loggerhead sea turtles in their natural habitat to promote recovery ...

Harbouring netted enclosures underwater, it allows the threatened species to receive care in saltwater, its natural habitat. "It is important that the sea turtles recover in their natural ...

It can hold up to five sea turtles at a time, each in its own enclosure, and spans 150 square metres (1,610 square feet) at the surface, with netting below to allow the convalescing animals to ...