Israel scrambles to save animals hurt in massive tar spill
A veterinary worker removing tar from a rescued sea turtle.
(ISRAEL21c via JNS) - A catastrophic tar spill washing up along Israel s entire Mediterranean coast may be the worst environmental disaster in Israeli history.
While government authorities investigate the source of the offshore leak of at least 1,000 tons of sticky, toxic tar, many Israeli civilians and soldiers are helping with cleanup efforts that will likely take months. Over the weekend I, together with thousands of volunteers, was at the beaches cleaning sticky, black tar oil off of dead and dying animals, Iris Hann, CEO of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, wrote.
Israelis rally to clean tar spill and avert future crises
Israel’s largest environmental disaster brings out thousands of volunteers to clean beaches and brings renewed call for prevention and monitoring.
Photo of volunteers cleaning tar from Ga ’ash Beach by Dafna Ben Nun Photography
Why did 1,200 tons of sticky tar begin washing up on Israel’s Mediterranean beaches on the stormy day of February 17? The answer is not yet clear.
Experts say that no matter what caused Israel’s worst environmental disaster, it should have been contained as much as possible before contaminating 160 kilometers (nearly 100 miles) of Israel’s 190-kilometer seashore. They agree that Israel must formulate better ways of preventing, detecting and clearing oil spills.
Tarry Oil From Unknown Source Fouls Israeli Beaches
TEL AVIV, Israel, February 28, 2021 (ENS) – The level of tarry pollution on Israel’s Rosh Hanikra Beach near the Lebanese border is now rated medium-heavy, after new lumps of tar washed ashore on Sunday after contractors and volunteers had worked to clean it. New tar was also found on Tel Baruch Beach in Tel Aviv, Bustan Hagalil, and Hamachalim Beach in Haifa.
Israel has been facing an environmental and ecological disaster since tar began washing ashore across the country’s Mediterranean coastline on February 17. The tar landed on Israeli beaches as a result of stormy weather, but the search for the source of the tarry oil is still ongoing.
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Israel scrambles to save animals hurt in massive tar spill
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Israel scrambles to save animals hurt in massive tar spill
Veterinary professionals and volunteers rush to clean the beaches and rescue injured sea turtles, birds, lizards, snails and other wildlife.
By Abigail Klein Leichman
(February 24, 2021 / Israel21c) A catastrophic tar spill washing up along Israel’s entire Mediterranean coast may be the worst environmental disaster in Israeli history.
While government authorities investigate the source of the offshore leak of at least 1,000 tons of sticky, toxic tar, many Israeli civilians and soldiers are helping with cleanup efforts that will likely take months.