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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Indigenous Peoples Day
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Birds of a feather
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Diwali
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Milky Way over Zabriskie Point, California
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It’s Endangered Species Day
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Happy World Meteorological Day
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A dreamy start to the Year of the Pig
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River otters at Acadia National Park, Maine
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Aerial view of the Colorado River Delta in Mexico
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Mexico celebrates its Independence Day
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Big Bend National Park turns 78
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A courtyard scene from Spain
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Celebrating World Water Day
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Ode to the sun
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Kiteboarding and windsurfing in Croatia
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Serra de Tramuntana, Majorca, Spain
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It s Australia Day
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A memorial in Germany
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Presidents Day
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An island in the Highlands
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Happy New Year! (Again!)
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New Zealand s loneliest mountain
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Bangkok, Thailand
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Christmas Eve
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National Park Week: Haleakalā National Park, Hawaii
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International Day for Biodiversity
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Oh, happy day!
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A day for our oceans
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Mother s Day
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The mountain of 30,000 sakura