Helping 200 Baby Sea Turtles Survive (ENDANGERED) | S7:E8 | Sailing Ripple Effect

In today's episode, we are sailing to the Arnarvon Islands to help 200 baby sea turtles survive. The Arnarvon Islands are home to the largest sea turtle sanctuary in the Pacific and over 2000 sea turtles nest on its beaches per year. The Hawksbill sea turtle typically lays around 100 eggs per hatch. So you may think, wow that's a lot of sea turtles, how could they possibly be endangered? Well, the reason is that from the time of birth, the baby sea turtles have a 1 in 1000 chance of survival. The reality is that it is extremely difficult for the babies to survive. Oftentimes, baby sea turtles die before they even reach the ocean. And the ones that do make it to the ocean, have to fight the surf to make it out to sea, and from there they face hundreds of predators. Despite the low odds and many dangers for the babies, the hatching process is extremely beautiful. In today's episode, we are lucky enough to witness two nests hatch. In the days leading up to the hatch, we helped keep watch over the nests and defended them against predators like alligators and poachers. When the hatches took place, we helped by creating a path for the turtles to follow to the sea and routed any stragglers or lost ones back in the right direction. ------------------------------------------ Watch Season 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-1Jkl4rCMY&list=PLEz8PmTM4lWDu_xLN0JFnx-YX5lSgzXq3&index=1&t=57s Watch Season 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nsvIT8jNl8&t=131s Watch Season 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt7prknxHOA Watch Season 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z1OuEPXG-w ------------------------------------------ New videos EVERY WEDNESDAY SUBSCRIBE to support our mission to GIVE BACK! ------------------------------------------ Our mission is simple: Sail the world while giving back to the remote communities we visit along the way. Every 2-3 months we bring a new crew of novice sailors on board. People who want to explore the other side of their comfort zone. Well, we take them under our wing, teach them how to sail, and explore some of the less explored parts of the planet together. We really just ask one thing of them: help us leave the most significant impact possible along the journey. Amongst the many islands and communities we have visited, we have met some of the most positive, kind, welcoming, and innocent people imaginable. These people are often so generous and special, however, they often times lack basic necessities - proper clothing, health care, medicine, etc. We want to have the most profound impact possible. But to do that we need your help. First, subscribe to the channel and join the community. Second, consider joining our Patreon or donating on our webpage to help us cover the high costs of maintaining the boat and our travels to these remote places. ------------------------------------------ Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sailingrippleeffect/ Follow us on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@sailingcerebral_?lang=en Follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sailingcerebral Join our Community: https://www.patreon.com/sailingcerebral ------------------------------------------ Follow Mara: https://www.instagram.com/mararipple/ Follow Doc: https://www.instagram.com/docgastone/ Follow Tammy: https://www.instagram.com/tambam_tw/ Follow Salem: https://www.instagram.com/salemahaire/ Follow Amie: https://www.instagram.com/_amiego/ ------------------------------------------ Thank you for watching!!! DON’T miss an episode, Subscribe now: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5yQtWj1R--f7TCDpzZ5iXg?sub_confirmation=1 #seaturtles #seaturtleconservation #remotetravel