Surfers and sea turtles: riding waves for ocean conservation
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Surfers tend to pride themselves as adventurers, regularly crossing the oceans blue in search of the perfect wave. To me these swell-frenzied pleasure cruises don’t quite measure up to our friends the leatherback sea turtles. These giant graceful crusaders endure just about everything the ocean has to offer on their migratory quest.
The life of these turtles is not easy - I will never forget a surf trip I took to an isolated island off the coast of Africa where I was witness to the hatching of hundreds of turtles in the most pristine natural setting. Even without human influence like ...