10/19/2026
In 2015, New Zealander Arron Culling and his coworker Mark came across two live sea turtles being sold for meat at a market in Papua New Guinea.
Instead of walking away, the pair bought the turtles with their own money, loaded them into their vehicle and drove about 5 kilometers to the coast. There, they carried the animals into the water and released them back into the ocean.
Culling later said it was not the first time they had done something like this, estimating that they had helped save around 10 turtles in similar situations. Their simple act of compassion went viral and became a widely shared reminder of how one decision can give an animal another chance at life.