{"id":11963,"date":"2020-09-30T12:24:37","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T20:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/?p=11963"},"modified":"2021-03-23T12:58:50","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T20:58:50","slug":"oceans-biodiversity-dolphins-to-sea-turtles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/2020\/09\/30\/oceans-biodiversity-dolphins-to-sea-turtles\/","title":{"rendered":"Oceans’ Biodiversity: Dolphins to Sea Turtles"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Suzanne Maxx \u00a9<\/em><\/p>\n

Living on a developed barrier island, Ponce Inlet Florida, USA, and floating in the ocean daily has built an even more intimate relationship with nature.\u00a0 What a contrast from the island of Manhattan, New York City to this island, and thinking back on the years being on the Small Island States, such as\u00a0 Fiji and Samoa.\u00a0 The opportunity to learn from biodiversity and interact with nature is immeasurable and teaches so much about how each species is organically wired to survive.<\/p>\n

When I moved into a home on the beach during recovery to regain my health, floating with the dolphins led me to an ocean curriculum.\u00a0 Then two mama sea turtles chose to make their nests on the shore of the beach where I live. We have learned so much about being able to witness the life cycles of sea turtles during this time and these precious endangered species we are called to team-up with others here to help protect.<\/p>\n

The mother lays her eggs onshore and goes back to the sea.\u00a0 Months later,\u00a0 the sea turtle hatchlings’ journey to the ocean for the first time by themselves. Watch this little leader:<\/p>\n