World Oceans Day takes us to the warm waters off Maui, home to this green sea turtle and many other species that rely on healthy oceans. The annual celebration, recognized by the UN, is an effort to raise awareness about ocean conservation with events around the world, including here in Hawaii. This year’s theme is preventing plastic pollution. Plastics pose a serious threat to marine animals, including sea turtles, which are known to ingest them and become seriously injured or killed. Here’s an easy way to help: Reduce, reuse, and recycle.
Green sea turtle on World Oceans Day
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The Cordillera de la Sal in the Cordillera Domeyko Range of Chile
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Basking in the glow
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A gentle wind fills this sail
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Let the holiday shopping commence
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Aprils full moon
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Ode to the sun
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A polar bear near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
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Rainbow Mountain
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World Space Week begins
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International Womens Day
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An Alpine fairy-tale castle
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Happy Independence Day!
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National Trails Day
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Ring of fire solar eclipse
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Museum Night in Berlin
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A river runs through it
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Autumn comes to Old Town
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Belted Galloway cows
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Fiordland National Park, New Zealand
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Wanderin Wawayanda
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Gray seal pup, Norfolk, England
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The Tour de France begins
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Memorial Day
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Papa was a flightless bird
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Southern lights for Antarctica Day
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Mod gear
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Summer winds down in the Southern Hemisphere
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Channel Country, Australia
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My my, it s Syttende Mai
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A star is borne by seaweed