Kilauea’s lava flows have created a fertile feeding ground for turtles just offshore. Green sea turtles are drawn here by bountiful seaweed and the black sand beaches that are a favorite basking ground. Hunting and egg harvesting nearly brought the turtles to the brink, but marine biologist George Balazs runs a conservation program that has been tagging turtles since 1978.
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Is this part of the episode?
This is a Web exclusive video, so you won’t see it on TV.
So that scene with the fish cleaning the turtle is not gonna be in the episode?
Is this true? Is the green turtle scene not part of the TV program? What a disappointment.
While it didn’t make it into the program, it is some great footage. That’s why we’re sharing it with you as a Web-only video. Enjoy!
I agree with Francis Wong! What a dissapointment! I’ll probably watch it anyways out of curiosity, but I night not tape it! Is not to late to edit that scene in! You got till Sunday 8:00 P.M. Pacific time! It would really be better if you they put it in the episode! Oh well! Maybe some people just don’t know how to make a good nature documantary! I blame the editors! Oh well! Maybe it’ll make up for it with other footage! Just as long as there are some animals, and no people!
Is there any way we can get a copy of the Kilauea- Mountain of Fire video. Our daughter is one of the scientists in the film and we would love a copy.