Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, die Schildkröte liegt auf dem Operationstisch. Ihr soll ein Angelhaken aus dem Hals entfernt werden. Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, A sea turtle is lying on the operating table. It is going in to surgery to have a fish hook removed from its throat or stomach. A nurse is stroking it on the head to calm it down before the anesthetic is administered. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

29.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, A seaturtle has arrived on a fishingboat. Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, Alex is trying to get it into the tub he brought for transportation. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

30.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, die Mitarbeiter des Schildkrötenzentrums hieven die Schildkröte im Wasserbottich vom Schiff an Land. Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, It is difficult to get the turtle up the step and narrow ladder to the upper deck. Alex and one of the fishermen help eachother. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

30.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, die Mitarbeiter des Schildkrötenzentrums hieven die Schildkröte im Wasserbottich vom Schiff an Land. Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, The Loggerhead seaturtle in the tub is heavy and it takes several men to lift it over the side of the fishingboat to the dock. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

30.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, die Schildkröte in ihrem Wasserbottich, Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, The turtle is pushed on a little cart. The sea turtle center on Lampedusa receives around 100 turtles every year. Most of the mare brought in by fishermen from Lampedusa, Sicily or other islands in the area. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

30.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, die Schildkröte wird in einen Wasserbottich gehoben. Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, Alex is lifting the turtle up into the big square tub that serves a s a sickbed in the clinic. For the next few days it will be under observation to determine if it needs medical treatment. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

30.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, die Schildkröte wird in einen Wasserbottich gebracht. Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, The Loggerhead turtle is eager to get into the water in the big tub that will serve as its home at the clinic. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

30.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, Schildkröte im Wasserbottich, Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, The turtle, that was just brought in, is flapping its flippers doing everything it can to lift its head over the side of the tub. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

30.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, Schildkröte im Wasserbottich, Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, The turtle is agitated, trying to get its head over the side of the tub. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

30.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, Röntgenbild der Schildkröte auf dem man den Angelhaken sieht. Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, An x-ray picture of a turtle that is going in to surgery. The x-ray shows that the turtle has swalloved a fish hook with line. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

29.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, die sedierte Schildkröte liegt auf dem Operationstisch, Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, The Loggerhad sea turtle is lying on the operating table. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

29.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, die Schildkröte wird für die Operation vorbereitet. Der Tierarzt gibt der Schildkröte eine Betäubungsspritze während das Team sie festhält. Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, The first type of anesthetic is given to the turtle. It serves to sedate the turtle enough that they can put it under general anesthesia. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

29.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, die Schildkröte wird für die Operation vorbereitet. Der Tierarzt gibt der Schildkröte eine Betäubungsspritze während das Team sie festhält. Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, The turtle is big and strong. Several nurses and the veterinarian work together to control it while the anesthetic is given. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

29.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, das Operationsteam wartet auf die Wirkung der Anäthesie bevor sie mit der Operation beginnen können. Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, The turtle is put back in to water in a small tub while they are waiting for the anesthetic to begin working. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

29.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, die Schildkröte wird für die OP vorbereitet, Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, A sea turtle has very strong jaws and a sharp beek like mouth. The nurses hold the mouth open with strings while Daniela Freggi is slowly pushing a tube down the turtles´ throat that is used for the anesthetic. Moments later they loose their grip, Daniela pulls out her hand and she is lucky to only have minor cuts on her hand as result. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

29.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, nachdem die Schildkröte sediert wurde, dreht das Operationsteam die Schildkröte auf den Rücken, um mit der OP zu beginnen. Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, The sea turtle is sedated and the staff flip it over to be able to perform the surgery. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

29.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, eine Krankenschwester schaut sich vor der Operation das Röntgenbild der Schildkröte an. Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, One of the nurses is studying the x-ray of the sea turtle before the operation begins. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

29.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, der Tierarzt Salvatore Sotero lokalisiert wo der verschluckte Angelhaken im Hals der Schildkröte sitzt. Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, The veterinarian Salvatore Sotero is determining where to make the incision on the turtles neck. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

29.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, das Operationsteam bereitet sich auf die anstehende OP der Schildkröte vor. Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, The operating team is getting ready to perform the surgery on the sea turtle that has swallowed a fish hook. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

29.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, der Tierarzt Salvatore Sotero hat den Angelhaken im Hals der Schildkröte gefunden und kann ihn nun entfernen. Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, The veterinarian at the sea turtle clinic Salvatore Sotero is making the incision for the operation. He is cutting through the leathery skin, a layer of fat and the espophagus. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

29.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, der Tierarzt hat den Angelhaken im Hals der Schildkröte gefunden und kann ihn nun entfernen. Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, The veterinarian has found the fishing line inside the turtles´ throat. He tries to pull it out but determines that the risk of damaging the turtls´ intestines is too big. He cuts it so that it can pass when the turtle starts eating again and its?? digestion starts working. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

29.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, Tierarzt Salvatore Sotero operiert eine Schildkröte, um ihr einen Angelhaken zu entfernen. Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, Salvatore Sotero who is a veterinarian at the sea turtle center is making the incision bigger in order to find the fish hook that the turtle has swalloved. The manager of the center, Daniela Freggi is holding the turtles´ head and making sure the tube for the anesthetic isn´t falling out. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

29.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, nachdem der Angelhaken entfernt wurde, wird die Haut der Schildkröte wieder zusammengenäht. Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, The fish hook is finally found and extracted from the turtles?? throat. Most turtles that die or come to the clinic to get trated come because they have swalloved fish hooks or plastic. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

29.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, nachdem der Angelhaken entfernt wurde, wird die Haut der Schildkröte wieder zusammengenäht. Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, The turtles´ skin is thick and leathery and it is difficult to stitch it up. The power has gone and so the only light for this part of the operation comes from an Iphone. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

29.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, nachdem der Angelhaken entfernt wurde, soll die Schildkröte wieder im Meer ausgesetzt werden. Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, Once the fish hook is removed and the wound is stitched together the sea turtle needs to go back in to its?? right element; water. It is lifted back in to a small tub where it is left under observation untill it wakes up. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

29.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, Touristen werden durch das Schildkrötenzentrum geführt, Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, The sea turtle center has a small exhibition and guides tourists around showing them the sea turtles and sharing what they know of the turtles living conditions and the threats that they are facing. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

29.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, Daniela Freggi the manager of the sea turtle center is signing the release orders for two sea turtles who have recovered after having fish hooks removed from their throats. The fishing hooks are saved for the exhibition at the sae turtle center. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

30.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, Schildkröte soll wieder im Meer ausgesetzt werden. Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, A sea turtle waiting to be released back in to the ocean after having had a fish hook removed from its?? throat at the sea turtle center. It will be taken by car to a small port on the other side of the island Lampedusa. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

30.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, Schildkröte soll wieder im Meer ausgesetzt werden. Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, A sea turtle is waiting to be released from the care of the sea turtle center on the Italian island Lampedusa. They treat more than a 100 sea turtles every year. Mostly removing fish hooks and plastic from their insides. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

30.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, Mitarbeiter sind mit den Schildkröten auf dem Weg zum Meer, um sie dort freizulassen. Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, The staff are almost as eager as the two sea turtles that are to be set back into the ocean after having recovered fully. They drive to a small port on the other side of Lampedusa. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

30.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, Schildkröte wird wieder im Meer ausgesetzt. Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, The first sea turtle is lebt go from a pier in small fishing port on Lampedusa. As soon as it hits the water is swims away only leaving second for the staffs?? goodbye. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

30.09.2011

Europa, Italien, Lampedusa, Schildkröten-Klinik, operierte Schildkröte wird wieder im Meer ausgesetzt. Europe, Italy, Lampedusa island, A big sea turtle is released from a small sandy beach on Lampedusa. It has recovered after having had a fish hook removed. As soon as it feels the sand under its belly it whisks away towards the ocean. 09/2011. .. © 2011. . Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

Jakob Carlsen / Agentur Focus

30.09.2011