Even after only spending a couple of months working on this film a few things have become very clear.
First, there are many, MANY turtles out in the oceans that are sick and injured. Second, the majority of the
sick/injured turtles are in poor shape as a direct result of human actions.
I'm not getting preachy here...just a fact.
Discarded filament fishing line, hooks, plastic flotsam, boat propeller strikes and other manmade perils account
for the majority of rehab animals currently at LMC.
When you think about the fact that sea turtles, which have been around more than 130 million years – they watched the frickin dinosaurs go extinct for Pete’s sake – are now greatly endangered primarily because of factors related to man, it should give you pause.
Part of what I hope to accomplish with Journey Home is education.
If I do the film well enough, maybe it’ll even be a call to action for some viewers.
Even if you don’t think about sea turtle conservation in terms of their benefit, there’s also a more self-centered
impetus for rescuing and preserving these creatures. Saving them equates to saving ourselves in the wider picture. The loss of any species, especially one that has been a part of our oceans’ eco system for hundreds of millions of years, is likely to reap dire consequences on the resources we depend on for our lives.
Just a thought…I could be wrong.
Cheers,
-Rick
First, there are many, MANY turtles out in the oceans that are sick and injured. Second, the majority of the
sick/injured turtles are in poor shape as a direct result of human actions.
I'm not getting preachy here...just a fact.
Discarded filament fishing line, hooks, plastic flotsam, boat propeller strikes and other manmade perils account
for the majority of rehab animals currently at LMC.
When you think about the fact that sea turtles, which have been around more than 130 million years – they watched the frickin dinosaurs go extinct for Pete’s sake – are now greatly endangered primarily because of factors related to man, it should give you pause.
Part of what I hope to accomplish with Journey Home is education.
If I do the film well enough, maybe it’ll even be a call to action for some viewers.
Even if you don’t think about sea turtle conservation in terms of their benefit, there’s also a more self-centered
impetus for rescuing and preserving these creatures. Saving them equates to saving ourselves in the wider picture. The loss of any species, especially one that has been a part of our oceans’ eco system for hundreds of millions of years, is likely to reap dire consequences on the resources we depend on for our lives.
Just a thought…I could be wrong.
Cheers,
-Rick
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