Experts thrilled after capturing footage of unique creature in unexpected location: 'A very rare encounter'

Experts thrilled after capturing footage of unique creature in unexpected location: 'A very rare encounter'

A volunteer with the Nature and Parks Authority in Eilat, Israel, documented their encounter with a rare-to-the-area sea turtle. According to YNet News, Meron Segev came across a brown sea turtle, also called the loggerhead turtle, on the northern coast of Eilat, resting in a bed of seaweed on the beach.  Segev told the publication it was "a very rare encounter." This turtle species is threatened for a number of reasons, including coastal develo…