Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN) Interview
We are faced with many challenges in the bid to protect our marine environment, but action is required now if we wish to preserve and safeguard our precious waters.
Turtle Island Restoration Network is a leading advocate for ocean and marine wildlife.
Find out how you can be part of positive change by promoting the protection of endangered species and ecosystems.
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February 23, 2021
Nature Knows No Borders
#132 Great.com Talks With... Turtle Island Restoration Network
Many endangered species have been discovered to be using underwater highways in the Eastern Tropical Pacific to migrate along. Once these species move outside of the waters protected by the marine reserves, they are at great risk of being injured, captured or killed. In this episode, we talked with Mariano Castro from Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN) about their mission to mobilize people in local communities around the world; promoting the protection of endangered species and ecosystems.
Creating ‘Swimways’ to Protect Endangered Species
If we take the case of the Cocos-Galapagos swimway, research shows that green sea turtles, leatherback sea turtles, whale sharks and scalloped hammerhead sharks are using this corridor to migrate between marine reserves. Castro explains that TIRN is working towards actualizing the U.N.’s ambitious plan of protecting 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030. A significant factor in achieving this goal is the creation and protection of these swimways and thus the endangered species that migrate within them.
Listen to the whole interview to find out how you can help to conserve our oceans and protect endangered species. You can also subscribe to TIRN’s activist network for weekly updates and stay up-to-date with their Action Center. You can be an active part of the solution simply by sharing campaigns and signing appropriate petitions.
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