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Protecting sea turtles around the world. Follow our @SeaTurtleWeek & @TAPcampaign. Save turtles w/ #crypto below!

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Protecting our planet shouldn't be political. With Election Day approaching in the U.S., your vote can help protect sea turtles and their ocean home. Our politics? Whatever protects this: Clean oceans. healthy beaches & thriving marine life.
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Plastic bags, discarded fishing gear and microplastics. For sea turtles and other marine life, the ocean can be a pretty scary place. 📷: Neil Ever Osborne
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A love for nature often starts young. 💚🐢 Maybe it was a family trip to the beach, a favorite animal, or someone who encouraged you to explore the outdoors. We're curious: What or who first inspired your love of nature? How old were you? Learn more: ecoteach.com/
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Our third annual Sustainable Travel Auction is officially OPEN ➡️ seeturtles.org/auction Best of all, 80% of the auction price supports our sea turtle conservation programs, helping protect nesting beaches, combat the illegal tortoiseshell trade, and reduce plastic pollution.
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🐢 Meet our Billion Baby Turtles partner, Palmarito Sea Turtle Rescue! Since 2004, PSTR has protected sea turtles along Oaxaca’s Pacific coast, patrolling 22 km of nesting beach each season. Learn more ⤵️ palmaritoseaturtlerescue.org…
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Wise words from Sylvia Earle. Do you agree?
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Our sustainable travel auction is officially OPEN! Bid on one of four incredible travel experiences around the world! Bidding is open Oct 26 – Nov 9! Bid here; seeturtles.org/auction?ss_so…
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A hawksbill shell: amber, brown, and gold patterns, from overlapping plates of keratin called scutes. Sadly, those same patterns have made hawksbills targets of the tortoiseshell trade. Beautiful on a turtle. Not on a bracelet.. 👇 seeturtles.org/too-rare-to-w… 📷 RP van Dam
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Ocean development is expected to bring more underwater noise to marine ecosystems, including the Northwest Atlantic. A new study tagged 13 leatherbacks off Massachusetts and found they spent ~64% less time foraging when exposed to seismic-like sounds. 👇 nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
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Check out this news! Read more: thebrunswicknews.com/news/lo…
Green sea turtles hatch on Jekyll, marking first successful nest in 19 years

Green sea turtles hatch on Jekyll, marking first successful nest in 19 years

More than 60 sea turtle hatchlings that waddled their way to the Atlantic Ocean on Jekyll Island last week were unlike any that traversed the beach there in the past

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🌎 Make a Difference Day is October 24! Our partners around the world are protecting nesting beaches, rescuing turtles, removing plastic, and supporting their communities. You can help too: 🐢 Donate 🗑️ Join a cleanup ♻️ Use less plastic 🌊 Learn something new 📣 Share
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seaturtleweek@seaturtleweekOct 19
Paper of the week. Researchers reviewed 34 years of stranding records from southwest Florida and looked at 364 sea turtles with injuries consistent with boat strikes. The study found that vessel strikes were often fatal. Read the paper 👇 int-res.com/articles/esr2026…
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Hawksbills are endangered, in part due to the illegal tortoiseshell trade. Researchers tracked 19 young hawksbills around Réunion Island for ~7.5 months. Most stayed in the same areas, but 2 traveled more than 1,000 km! Study: int-res.com/journals/meps/ar… 📸 @IentileNico
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Just 2 spots left for our Panama trip! Join SEE Turtles for an unforgettable adventure exploring Panama’s incredible biodiversity, from tropical rainforests to sea turtle nesting beaches. Secure your spot today.👇 🔗 seeturtles.org/panama
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Plastic #Recycling or #Greenwashing? Critics Say Industry Plans Could Hide Environmental Harms. news.mongabay.com/2026/10/pl…
Plastic industry bookkeeping plans hide chemical recycling harms, critics say

Plastic industry bookkeeping plans hide chemical recycling harms, critics say

Plastic pollution has rapidly escalated into a global environmental crisis that threatens ecosystem function and human health at an epic scale. Solutions are urgently needed, but while scientists,...

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🐢 Join us in Belize in 2027! Explore St. George’s Caye, get out on the water with researchers, and look for sea turtles, dolphins, manatees and more. 📅 July 25–30, 2027 🌴 Optional extension: July 30–Aug. 1 Learn more: seeturtles.org/belize-wildli…
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Don't forget! 🌎 Book your trip with us this October and save $100! ✈️ More info and booking info on all our conservation tours ⤵️ seeturtles.org/turtle-tours
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Green sea turtles are large marine reptiles, weighing up to 500 lbs and measuring up to 4 feet long. They are unique among sea turtles as herbivores, feeding on seagrass and algae, helping maintain healthy ecosystems. Learn more: seeturtles.org/green-sea-tur… 📷 Neil Ever Osborne
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Meet Judith, a Sea Turtle Community Leader in Togo! Judith works with young people in the fishing village of Bè to protect their environment and sea turtles. She’s also a founding member of E.R.D. Afrique. Learn more ⤵️ seeturtles.org/community-lea…
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⚡ International E-Waste Day is today! Plastic isn’t the only trash threatening our oceans. This year’s theme, Fast Tech, highlights the growing problem of discarded electronics like earbuds, cables and toys. 💡 Buy less. Use longer. Dispose responsibly.
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