Endangered species highlight: Sea Turtles*We see several species of sea turtles here just off @newportbeach including green, loggerhead, olive ridley (pictured here) and leatherback sea turtles! Sea turtles need to come to the surface to breathe and are at risk of getting tangled in fishing nets and lines. They are also targeted by poachers for their eggs and meat and face habitat destruction in areas where they nest. *But despite all of the challenges these open ocean travelers face, they are incredible animals that travel entire oceans! The loggerhead, for example, is born in Japan and makes it’s way through the Pacific Ocean feeding on hard-shelled prey like clams and urchins. In 1996 a satellite tracker was placed on a female loggerhead turtle that traveled from the southern tip of Baja Mexico all the way to her breeding beach in Japan. That’s a 9,000 mile journey! So if you are lucky enough to see a sea turtle, ask him/her where they’ve been! Photo by Cpt Alex @bluewaterspecial ********#turtles #turtlesofinstagram #whalewatching #wildlifeplanet #lonelyplanet #bbcearth #earthcapture #crazycreatures #animalonplanet #earthfocus #ocean #pacificwild #teamocean #roamtheoceans #discoverocean #natgeowild

Endangered species highlight: Sea Turtles*We see several species of sea turtles here just off @newportbeach including green, loggerhead, olive ridley (pictured here) and leatherback sea turtles! Sea turtles need to come to the surface to breathe and are at risk of getting tangled in fishing nets and lines. They are also targeted by poachers for their eggs and meat and face habitat destruction in areas where they nest. *But despite all of the challenges these open ocean travelers face, they are incredible animals that travel entire oceans! The loggerhead, for example, is born in Japan and makes it’s way through the Pacific Ocean feeding on hard-shelled prey like clams and urchins. In 1996 a satellite tracker was placed on a female loggerhead turtle that traveled from the southern tip of Baja Mexico all the way to her breeding beach in Japan. That’s a 9,000 mile journey! So if you are lucky enough to see a sea turtle, ask him/her where they’ve been! Photo by Cpt Alex @bluewaterspecial ********#turtles #turtlesofinstagram #whalewatching #wildlifeplanet #lonelyplanet #bbcearth #earthcapture #crazycreatures #animalonplanet #earthfocus #ocean #pacificwild #teamocean #roamtheoceans #discoverocean #natgeowild