Today is World Sea Turtle Day. This is a day used to honor and highlight the importance of sea turtles. These creatures, like any other creature, are magnificent in their own way. Not only are sea turtles beautiful animals, but they also show incredible perseverance and resilience- after all, they have been nesting on beaches for millions of years. So of course they deserve their own day dedicated to their Sea turtles are ancient animals that have been around since the time of dinosaurs.&nbsp;<br />”<br />”Although they have been around for millions of years, they’ve remained mostly unchanged. It is important that we continue to do what is necessary to preserve these magnificent animals that have been around for 110 million years to guarantee that they stick around for another 110 million years.<br />”&nbsp;<br />”<span style="color: #222222;">But with eight million tonnes of plastic dumped in our oceans every year, these amazing creatures are under threat. In fact, six out of seven species of marine turtle are threatened with extinction.</span><br />