In a world full of exhaust fumes, marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols is like a breath of fresh air. But some of his words might make you choke. "This is it," Nichols speaks candidly of global warming. "No kidding — this is our 11th hour. We have to rise to…
August 19, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - "It was an honor to be asked to work with Leo and the producers on The 11th Hour because it offers an intensely honest and thorough look at our planet's most urgent environmental problems and also the real solutions that exist," says Wallace J.…
by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum Loggerhead sea turtles captured the imagination of marine enthusiasts everywhere long before Crush made his big screen debut in Finding Nemo. They’re among the oldest creatures on earth and have remained essentially unchanged for 110 million years. That’s a pretty long time considering we boring ‘anatomically…
Volker Koch, Louise B. Brooks and Wallace J. Nichols, 2007. Population ecology of the green/black turtle (Chelonia mydas) in Bahía Magdalena, Mexico. Marine Biology 153(1) 35-46. Abstract The mangrove channels of Bahía Magdalena, Mexico, are important developmental areas for juvenile green, or black turtles (Chelonia mydas), but incidental bycatch and…
NMFS LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE (CARETTA CARETTA) 5-YEAR REVIEW: SUMMARY AND EVALUATION (pdf) NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE OFFICE OF PROTECTED RESOURCES, SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND AND U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE SOUTHEAST REGION, JACKSONVILLE ECOLOGICAL SERVICES FIELD OFFICE JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA AUGUST 2007 Dr. Wallace J. Nichols was contracted by the Services to…
