World Wildlife Day 3-3-19 “Life below water”

Photo: Katy Pye

What we do and don’t do matters

“The ocean contains nearly 200,000 identified species, but actual numbers may be in the millions. Globally, the market value of marine and coastal resources and industries is estimated at US$3 trillion per year, about 5% of global GDP. Over three billion people depend on marine and coastal biodiversity for their livelihoods.” wildlifeday.org

Celebrate them …

: Migrating Grey Whales – Katy Pye

: Sea turtle crawl track, Juno Beach FL 4/20/2014. Photo by Adrienne McCracken, Loggerhead Marine Life Center.

: Bottlenose Dolphin – NASA

: Harbor seal pup – Katy Pye

: pelican travel

: Diver and coral

: Great White shark

: beautiful coral

: jellyfish

: Orca

: Manatee

Protect them from harm

: BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion #2 April 20, 2010 photo: Blair Witherington

: Hawaii-shores – EPA

: Plastics Soup – Charles Moore

: beach trash Texas – Katy Pye

: Balloons, ribbon, & sky lanterns – beautiful killers & trash.

: Guillemot entangled in balloon ribbons – Richard Gilbert/Balloonsblow.org

: Ribbon trail of the balloon swallowed by a Kemp’s ridley juvenile off the Sarasota, FL coast. Photo: Blair Wirthington photo, Blair Witherington (http://myd.as/p6429)