Entries for date "April 2010"
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wallacejnichols
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April 7, 2010
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More than 8 million sea turtles have died in the past 2 decades after being accidentally caught by fishing vessels, a global analysis suggests. The researchers identify the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean as particularly dangerous for sea turtles. But they also note that turtle deaths probably are…
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wallacejnichols
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April 7, 2010
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April 7, 2010, Greencastle, Ind. — Wallace J. Nichols, a scientist responsible for pioneering research on the migration of sea turtles and 1989 graduate of DePauw, will deliver the primary address to the Class of 2010 at the University's 171st commencement. The ceremony will take place on Sunday, May 23,…
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wallacejnichols
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April 4, 2010
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By Wallace J. Nichols with Andy Myers August 10, 1996. A few miles off the coast of dusty Baja California Peninsula, the land appears as a thin ribbon on the horizon and the wind rips across the water unimpeded by anything but a prayer. In a small boat a handful…
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wallacejnichols
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April 3, 2010
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Graceful and deliberate, the sea turtle's seven species can travel great distances over water to land during their long lives. Like gentle garden tenders, they play an important role, maintaining each habitat they occupy. My last two columns looked at local efforts to protect sea turtles at both ends of…
