Diego Velazquez (@diegoinbxl.bsky.social)

Israeli attack kills famed turtle sanctuary ecologist in Lebanon Mona Khalil led a decades-long effort to protect a nesting site for turtles near her home in the south of the country The Lebanese marine activist Mona Khalil, who became a beloved figure in the country for a decades-long effort to protect a nesting site for turtles near her home, has died from injuries sustained in an Israeli strike. Khalil, 76, ran a sanctuary called the Orange House Project near the Mediterranean city of Tyre. She hosted volunteers in her house to clean and monitor a mile-long beach and welcomed tourists to stay and learn about conservation. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/20/mona-khalil-turtle-ecologist-lebanon-killed-israeli-attack?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu