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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Celebrating Charles Darwin
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National Park Service anniversary
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A tower of remembrance
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You re feeling sleepy
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Northern hawk-owl
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Flamingos of the Chilean desert
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The Spirit of Harlem by Louis Delsarte
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Rocks on the move
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The mountain of 30,000 sakura
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Thomas Edison s bright idea
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Devetashka Cave, Devetaki, Bulgaria
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An Alpine fairy-tale castle
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Modica, Sicily, Italy
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International Museum Day
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Eben Ice Caves, Upper Peninsula, Michigan
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Wildcat in a winter wonderland
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A new park with a new mission
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Chapel of St. Michel on Lake Serre-Ponçon, Hautes-Alpes, France
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Amphitheatre of El Jem, Tunisia
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Float on
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A yearly sign that spring has sprung
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Happy World Meteorological Day
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World Elephant Day
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Grandparents Day
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National Take a Hike Day
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Celebrating 78 years of Everglades National Park
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Schönbrunn Palace Park, Vienna, Austria
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A winter wonderland in Northeast China
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Glendurgan Garden hedge maze is 186 years old
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American robin
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