What is the emotional connection between humans and the ocean? It's a fascinating question and on June 4-5, 2012 conservationists, researchers, artists and cognitive neuroscientists are travelling to the Outer Banks to explore the answers. The summit will take place at Jennette's Pier in Nags Head, and SAGA Construction is…
Gaos, AR, RL Lewison, BP Wallace, IL Yañez, MJ Liles, WJ Nichols, A Baquero, CR Hasbún, M Vasquez, J Urteaga, JA Seminoff. Spatial ecology of critically endangered hawksbill turtles Eretmochelys imbricata: implications for management and conservation. Marine Ecology Progress Series 450: 181-194. ABSTRACT: Elucidating spatio-temporal movements of animals is an…
"I don’t like to do the same old thing or follow what people tell me to do," Wallace J. Nichols tells California's Santa Cruz Weekly. "I’m not a rebel. I just like to do stuff." Nichols -- a marine biologist, environmentalist and 1989 graduate of DePauw University who goes by…
By Jesse Senko, WildTribe Member “How do you stay positive when so many turtles are dying on a daily basis?” asked one of the Earthwatch volunteers. I paused for a second then told her the truth: “I cry myself to sleep most nights”, I said softly. I’ll never forget the…
by Georgia Perry, Santa Cruz Weekly Wallace J. Nichols wants people to know that he is not a rebel. I’m sitting across from Nichols at the Davenport Roadhouse and we’re talking about the ocean, which he can see out the window over my right shoulder. The 44-year-old biologist, conservationist and…
