US EditionOn his 99th birthday, David Attenborough’s ‘Ocean’ highlights ‘the most important place on Earth’
- David Attenborough released a documentary called Ocean on his 99th birthday, May 8, 2025, highlighting the ocean’s vital role and threats worldwide.
- The film was made during an extreme marine heatwave and reveals how climate change, plastic pollution, and overfishing endanger ocean ecosystems.
- Ocean shows coral bleaching creating lifeless coral graveyards and documents the recovery seen in marine reserves like Papahānaumokuākea, the largest no-fishing zone.
- Attenborough highlights the extreme inefficiency of current fishing methods, noting that they discard the majority of their catch, and points out that despite international agreements, less than 3% of the ocean enjoys full protection.
- The film aims to inspire urgent action ahead of the UN Ocean Conference, underscoring that protecting at least a third of oceans could restore marine life.
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Sir Attenborough at 99: “The most important place on Earth is not on land, but at sea”
Sir David Attenborough is launching what he says is one of the most important films of his career as he enters his hundredth year. He believes his new, cinema-length film Ocean could play a decisive role in saving biodiversity and protecting the planet from climate change, according to a report in BBC. Sir David, who will be 99 this Thursday, says: 'After almost 100 years on the planet, I now understand the most important place on Earth is not on
Royal Family Honors a British Icon by Sharing an Adorable Throwback Photo of Prince George, Princess Charlotte, & Prince Louis
The royal family is understandably celebrating one of the United Kingdom’s most legendary icons on his birthday. And it’s not just any birthday. Today, Sir David Attenborough turns 99 years old. The renowned wildlife documentarian and conservationist is being celebrated worldwide (he even got a shoutout from the Irwin family matriarch!), and the second in line to the British throne was quick to show his love. “As he turns 99 today, in his new …
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