OCEAN SEA TURLES - SMITHSONIAN
EXCERPT: Though often associated with the tropics, sea turtles are actually found in all of the world's oceans except for the polar seas. Sea turtles have been revered by humans for millennia. In fact, many creation stories in various world cultures feature tales of the world being built on the back of a sea turtle.
Today there are seven species of sea turtles in existence...
LA DWP WINTER NEWSLETTER - PROJECT POLLUTION PREVENTION - PET WASTE
Did you know that flea medications in poo can hurt ocean life?
Or that as it decomposes, pet poo uses up a lot of oxygen in the water and the decomposition can contribute to killing off marine life?
Department of Water and Power - Los Angeles reminds us that we should include flea control products including shampoos, sprays, and collars in Household Hazardous Waste Collection and that pet poo we have not picked up can wash into storm drains...
Taking your trash home and putting it in the proper container - recycling plastic and aluminum cans is a start - is the easiest and best thing you as a person can do to keep that out of the water.
Take photos or make memories when looking around in low-tide tide pools!
Stop buying plastic junk that breaks - including toys - that end up in our landfills for hundreds of years...
STORAGE ORG PDF : HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR GARBAGE TO BREAK DOWN!
