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
Today in History
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The ruins of Italica, Andalusia, Spain
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Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
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SantaPark, Lapland, Finland
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Birds of a feather flocking together
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Park of the Monsters, Bomarzo, Italy
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Short-beaked echidna, Adelaide Hills, Australia
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Festivus
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Oxbow Bend on the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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Old Rock Day
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Brown bears in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska
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Cecropia leaf and lobster claw petals in Mexico
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I see one!
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Zion National Park turns 103
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Colle Santa Lucia, Dolomites, Italy
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In the Highlands for Saint Andrew s Day
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Poppies in bloom
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Crimson-rumped toucanet in the Refugio Paz de Las Aves, Ecuador
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Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona
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Light show at the skatepark
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Greetings from Asbury Park
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A personal collection becomes an institution
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Don’t get lost in there
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Lake Bled, Slovenia
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Wayag Islands in the Raja Ampat Islands of Indonesia
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Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrivé!
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San Francisco Bay salt flats
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Overlooking the Douro
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Cinco de Mayo
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Legacy mural in Philadelphia
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World Dolphin Day
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