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S2 E36: Disappearing Islands: The Race to Save Turtle Eggs from Rising Seas
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As the planet warms, more than 3000 sea turtle eggs have been evacuated from low-lying Raine Island on the Great Barrier Reef to save them from rising sea levels.
It's an emergency intervention never attempted before on the Great Barrier Reef. But can the eggs survive the relocation? And what does this egg-sistential crisis mean for the future of our sea turtles and other island-dwelling animals? Dr Mark Read from the Marine Park Authority explains all in this eye-opening episode.
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Chapters
1. Introducing Dr Mark Read (00:00:00)
2. A Journey to Raine Island (00:03:50)
3. An Egg-sistential Crisis (00:06:25)
4. Slides and Fences: Rebuilding Raine Island (00:09:49)
5. Abandon Ship: The Egg-vacuation (00:18:49)
6. The Journey of the Baby Turtles (00:29:27)
7. What will happen to Raine Island? (00:35:15)
8. An Island-Dwelling Mammal Goes Extinct (00:38:06)
9. Things We Can All Do to Help Sea Turtles (00:42:05)
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