地球大堡礁
全球七种海龟全部被列为濒危物种,已经身处灭绝边缘。其中绿海龟每年初夏,均会登陆澳洲大堡礁海滩筑巢生蛋。气候变化增加䧳性海龟繁殖的难度,破殻而出的小龟亦要面对客居岛上的候鸟天敌无情的魔爪。
本集节目追踪保育大堡礁科学家团队,见证他们如何帮助绿海龟找到安全筑巢地点,蹒跚的初生小龟如何成功爬向大海,最终让这种极度濒危品种不致灭绝,从而避免海洋生态系统崩溃。
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.