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wallacejnichols
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Oct. 17, 2007
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ocean Conservancy Scientist, Wallace J. Nichols and University of California (UC)-Santa Cruz researcher Hoyt Peckham found surprising results in a recent peer-reviewed loggerhead sea turtle study that Nichols and Peckham conducted over the course of 10 years. The full study will be released on October…
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Oct. 5, 2007
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Though the first half of Leonardo DiCaprio's "The 11th Hour" left students feeling dismal about the state of the environment, the second act was redeeming.Wallace J. Nichols '89 warned the audience of the film's power before the screening."Do not leave halfway through, you may not survive," Nichols said. "It's really…
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wallacejnichols
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Oct. 5, 2007
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October 5, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - [Download Audio: "An Ocean Planet" - 422kb] "Our planet is an ocean planet, period," exclaimed Wallace J. Nichols, senior researcher for Ocean Conservancy and 1989 graduate of DePauw University, this morning at DePauw Discourse 2007: Sustainability and Global Citizenship. A scientist responsible for pioneering…
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Oct. 3, 2007
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It is common for scientists to tag animals and release them into their natural environment in order to study their behaviors and migration. Adelita, a loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtle, was originally captured off of Baja, Mexico as an 8-pound juvenile. After being raised in captivity, Adelita was released on…
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Aug. 25, 2007
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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…
