Are you going on a beach holiday abroad? Have you thought about the turtles that might nest there? Nowadays, tourism affects most corners of our world. Tourism can be used positively for marine turtle conservation, as the Turtle Conservation Project (TCP) in Sri Lanka has shown. But more often than not, insensitive tourism can present serious threats to marine turtles and their habitats, especially at the nesting beaches.
Turtles in Trouble: You can make a difference!
The good news is that there are things that we can do while on holiday to reduce tourism-related threats to marine turtles at popular holiday destinations.
Marine Conservation Society(MCS) has joined forces with The Travel Foundation and design company Juniperblue to produce this entertaining and educational cartoon called Turtles in Trouble. The humorous, 8-minute animation is for UK tourists planning holidays in the Mediterranean, but includes advice relevant to all destinations with marine turtles. Narrated by Kate Humble, the animation demonstrates how small changes to our behaviour while on holiday can make big differences to the lives of marine turtles found at tourist destinations.
Click on the image to watch Turtles in Trouble. Am sure you would enjoy it, and if you do, please tell all your friends about it!
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