2 Thumbs up Award -Leatherbacks win!

February 2, 2012 at 6:03 pm (ancient animals, reptiles, Saving endangered animals + plants, saving oceans/waterways, saving the environment, sea life, turtles, working together)
Tags: California, Leatherback sea turtle, Oregon, Pacific, Pacific Ocean, United States, Washington, West Coast of the United States

2 Thumbs Up Award goes to SeaTurtles.org and One World One Ocean

These two organizations and their dedicated volunteers have saved the habitat off our western coast for the leatherbacks at last!

-Mother Nature and all of us mere mortals are very grateful.

The news about new protections for Pacific leatherbacks along the U.S. West Coast made major headlines and is gaining momentum!  Nearly 42,000 square miles of ocean along the coasts of California, Oregon and Washington will be permanently protected for these ancient ocean dwellers. The new protections take effect Feb. 27, 2012.

Check out the video.

Excerpts courtesy of  Sea Turtle Restoration Project  @seaturtles.org

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