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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Atop the Needle of Chamonix
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Little Pigeon River, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
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‘Ocian in view! O! The joy.’
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Daylight Saving Time
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World Children s Day
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Seasonal lights dazzle in Japan
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Kjell Henriksen Observatory
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Crescent Lake near Dunhuang, China
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World Octopus Day
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The Badlands celebrates a milestone
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Bald cypress trees in Georgia
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Badlands National Park in South Dakota
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International Rock Day
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Cherry blossoms at Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, Oregon
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Prague, Czech Republic
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Moai statues on Easter Island, Chile
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Winterpret on ice
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Glowworm caves in Australia
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National Mountain Climbing Day
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Celebrating Pie Day is as easy as, well…
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Wyoming celebrates its statehood
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Rolling hills of the Palouse, Washington
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Over the boardwalk
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A stroll above the stratosphere
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The parenting of a piping plover
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La Geria wine region, Lanzarote, Canary Islands
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Maritime forest in Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia
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Pacific Park, Santa Monica State Beach, California
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Diwali
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Sunburst at Angkor
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