Image courtesy of Wallace J. Nichols. This is the sixth in a series of posts about the Ocean Heroes finalists. We’re wrapping up our week of Adult Ocean Hero finalists with Dr. Wallace “J.” Nichols. J.’s love of sea turtles started when he was a kid, growing out of a…
USAID Press Office 202-712-4320 SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) hosted a diverse group of private sector representatives in San Salvador today, encouraging them to join the sea turtle conservation effort. Sea turtles, which are an endangered species, nest along the Salvadoran coastline. U.S.…
By Chris Mooney This is a guest post from Wallace J. Nichols, a marine scientist and oceans conservationist who in 1998 founded the Grupo Tortuguero, an international grassroots movement dedicated to restoring Pacific sea turtles and to sustainable management of ocean fisheries. He currently works with several universities and organizations…
Press Release 29 April 2010 Fabien Cousteau and Dr. Wallace J Nichols Launch "Billion Baby Turtles" Project The Two Visit El Salvador for Start of 2010 Sea Turtle Protection Season http://seeturtles.presslift.com/cousteau-and-nichols-launch-billion-baby-turtles-project To mark the upcoming 100th anniversary of Jacques Yves Cousteau’s birthday on June 11th, noted sea turtle biologist, Dr.…
Wallace J. Nichols, a fellow at the California Academy of Science who goes simply by J, is as passionate about the entire ocean as he is about turtles, and thinks we are on the verge of a new way of looking at ocean science. His “Blue Mind: Oceanophilia” theory posits…
