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Oceana Working to Protect Endangered Species: How Legal Action Safeguards Whales and Sea Turtles

Oceana, working to protect endangered species, is at the heart of this powerful episode featuring Tara Brock, an environmental lawyer advocating for ocean life. Tara unpacks how the Endangered Species Act is used to protect humpback whales and sea turtles, and how legal tools like this remain essential to ocean conservation. As threats like ship strikes, climate change, and bycatch continue to rise, Tara explains why this legislation is still one of the strongest protections we have—and how it's enforced.

Throughout the episode, we explore Oceana's litigation strategies, real-world wins in…

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