地球大堡礁
全球七種海龜全部被列為瀕危物種,已經身處滅絕邊緣。其中綠海龜每年初夏,均會登陸澳洲大堡礁海灘築巢生蛋。氣候變化增加䧳性海龜繁殖的難度,破殻而出的小龜亦要面對客居島上的候鳥天敵無情的魔爪。
本集節目追踪保育大堡礁科學家團隊,見證他們如何幫助綠海龜找到安全築巢地點,蹣跚的初生小龜如何成功爬向大海,最終讓這種極度瀕危品種不致滅絕,從而避免海洋生態系統崩潰。
Of the seven species of sea turtles, all are classified as vulnerable, endangered or on the edge of extinction. One of the main reasons for this is the degradation of their nesting spots.
Raine Island is also the most important seabird rookery in the Great Barrier Reef— home to 20,000 breeding pairs of Frigates and Boobies. Their survival is intimately tied to that of the turtle colony, because without young turtles to feed on, seabird numbers would collapse, too.