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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Let the Highland games begin
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Christmas Bird Count turns 125
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Here we honor the women who ve served
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South Stack Lighthouse, Holy Island, Wales
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Innerdalsvatna Lake, near Ålvundeidet, Norway
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Bukhansan National Park, South Korea
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World Water Day
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Schönbrunn Palace Park, Vienna, Austria
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Waiting for the perfect shot
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Skaftafell, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland
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Ruins of Inca temples and terraces on Huayna Picchu, Peru
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Struck by Southwestern beauty
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Merry Christmas!
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Jaguar in the Pantanal wetlands
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Happy winter solstice!
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Moody skies over Valletta
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Stepping into autumn
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Festivus
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Golden Bridge, Bà Nà Hills, Da Nang, Vietnam
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A peak in the clouds
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Autumnal equinox
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Blue-throated toucanet, Los Quetzales National Park, Costa Rica
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World Wildlife Day
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Why’s it called a spelling ‘bee,’ anyhow?
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Baltic Sea, Estonia
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La Rocque Harbour, Island of Jersey
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Saffron in bloom
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Silbury Hill for International Archaeology Day
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Vasco da Gama Bridge, Lisbon, Portugal
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Great horned owl fledglings
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