Tourism deal puts one of Egypt’s last wild shores at risk

In Egypt’s Wadi al-Gemal, where swimmers share a glistening bay with sea turtles, a shadowy tourism deal is threatening one of the Red Sea’s last wild shores.

Off Ras Hankorab, the endangered green turtles weave between coral gardens that marine biologists call among the most resilient to climate change in the world.

By night in nesting season, they crawl ashore under the Milky Way’s glow, undisturbed by artificial lights.

So when excavators rolled onto the sand in March, reserve staff and…