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July 7, 2008
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Greencastle, Ind. - "In a recent New York Times blog covering the race, journalist Andy Revkin dared pose the question, 'Do we need sea turtles?' The responses have been passionate and thought-provoking, but inconclusive," writes Wallace J. Nichols, senior research scientist at Ocean Conservancy and 1989 graduate of DePauw University.…
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July 1, 2008
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Sea turtle biologists in the Gulf of California in northwest Mexico are having continued success with efforts to monitor and restore sea turtle populations in the region, according to DSN’s field correspondent Wallace J Nichols. Three critically endangered hawksbill turtles Eretmochelys imbricata were tagged with satellite transmitters for the first…
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June 22, 2008
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Off Gore Point, where tide rips collide, the rolling swells rear up and steepen into whitecaps. Quiet with concentration, Chris Pallister decelerates from 15 knots to 8, strains to peer through a windshield blurry with spray, tightens his grip on the wheel and, like a skier negotiating moguls, coaxes his…
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April 30, 2008
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by Patricia BaumGrupo Tortuguero’s Tenth Annual Conference (GT10) in Loreto this past January 18-27 was a landmark for the grassroots turtle conservation network. Apart from celebrating ten years of struggles and triumphs in Baja’s coastal fishing communities, and hosting the 15th annual meeting of RETOMALA, the Latin American consortium of…
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April 25, 2008
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Greencastle, Ind. - "Everywhere I go, I meet EcoDaredevils," writes Wallace J. Nichols, senior scientist at the Ocean Conservancy and 1989 graduate of DePauw University, in an op-ed timed to coincide with this week's commemoration of Earth Day. "They are debating, creating, evolving -- yes, sometimes crashing -- but always,…
