"I hope for your help to explore and protect the wild ocean in ways that will restore the health and, in so doing, secure hope for humankind. Health to the ocean means health for us." @SylviaEarle
Join us on August 25th at 11am Pacific for 'Everything Sharks! A Virtual Event with Eastern Tropical Pacific Shark Experts', hosted by Mission Blue and @MigraMar!
Register today: https://t.co/IxtyplcTpJ
In summer, @MountRainierNPS’ meadows are filled with colorful displays of wildflowers, which bloom profusely during the short growing season.
Help us preserve and protect these precious subalpine meadows by staying on the trail during your visit.
Photo by A. Wotton / NPS
"With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you're connected to the sea – no matter where on Earth you live." @SylviaEarle
Photo by Matt Paul Catalano
Twinsies!
These pronghorn fawn siblings are growing up fast. Speaking of fast, pronghorns are the fastest North American land mammals and can reach speeds of up to 60 miles per hour!
Photo by Tom Koerner / @USFWS
June 8, 2023 marks 2 years since Panama surpassed the 30x30 goal of protecting 30% of their territorial waters by 2030 with the expansion of the Cordillera de Coiba MPA! #HopeSpots#WorldOceanWeek
🎥S Molloy, @KipEvansPhoto, @max_bello_m, A Endara, K Mantell, @hellokatuvi
Sea turtle shells can host a range of small organisms, called epibionts, like barnacles, tunicates & mollusks. Over 100 different epibionts have been identified on loggerhead sea turtle shells, like this one in the Tenerife-La Gomera Hope Spot! #WorldTurtleDay
📸@francis_perez00
The seven sea turtle species - flatback, green, hawksbill, Kemp's ridley, leatherback, loggerhead, & olive ridley - belong to a unique evolutionary lineage that dates back at least 110 million years! 🐢 #WorldTurtleDay2023
Learn more:
https://t.co/QcTButl7jg
Rare Mola Mola encounter while looking for thresher sharks to tag with @OceanicSociety@PlanetDeepOrg and Thresher Shark Indonesia.
Nature. Is. Humbling.
📍Alor, Indonesia
🌊 Savu Sea
🐠Mola Mola or Sun Fish
📸John McCormick
"Far and away, the greatest threat to the ocean, and thus to ourselves, is ignorance. But we can do something about that." @SylviaEarle
Photo by Pascal van de Vendel
Every day is Earth Day as we strive to save the ocean, one fry at a time. This swallowtail angelfish larvae from @UFIFAS_IRREC exemplifies our mission to improve marine aquaculture protocols and increase sustainability of the marine aquarium industry.
Photo by Morgan Bronson
"The ocean is the blue heart of the planet - and we should take care of our heart. It's what makes life possible for us." @SylviaEarle#EarthDay 💙🌎
📍 Raja Ampat Archipelago, Indonesia
🎥 John McCormick
"Fish have faces, fish are individuals, fish have personality, they have associations that we're just beginning to get to understand." @SylviaEarle
📍Raja Ampat, Indonesia
🐠📸 @oceanrosiee