How TurtleCams are Enlisting Turtles to Protect their Ocean!

Do you remember the viral video of the sea turtle with a straw stuck in its nose? It changed the way many people saw our ocean plastic problem. And now, the scientists behind that video are keeping the positive momentum going—this time turning to the turtles themselves for footage of how we can help make a difference!

In 2015, the video of a scientist removing a plastic straw stuck in a sea turtle’s nose sparked a successful movement around the globe to reduce the use of single-use plastic straws. This left that scientist to wonder, how do we keep this wave of momentum going? For the answer, he decided to ask the turtles themselves! Using TurtleCams, endangered turtles are now showing us exactly where our efforts are needed most.

By Sam Burns

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