Adelita's Journey! from Wallace J. Nichols on Vimeo. By Raya Tahan and Kevin Lee, The Arizona Daily Star Adelita dives into the waters west of Santa Rosalillita after being released Aug. 10 to begin her trans-Pacific journey. > Extending her light brown leathery neck and two-foot-long flippers, Adelita paddles due…
In July 1996, Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo established as law the Parque Nacional Bahia de Loreto (Bay of Loreto National Marine Park). The creation of this new national park was an amazing feat considering the idea for this protected marine area merged the considerable efforts of the community of Loreto,…
MANY creatures go out of their way for a favourite snack, but none so far as a loggerhead turtle in search of red crab. Loggerheads swim the entire Pacific Ocean in what is the longest journey made by a marine animal (see Map). For a long time marine biologists have…
