Entries for category "Print | Web"
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wallacejnichols
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Aug. 19, 2007
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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.…
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wallacejnichols
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Aug. 17, 2007
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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…
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wallacejnichols
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June 20, 2007
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Earthwatch volunteers who joined the Black Sea Turtles of Baja expeditions in the late 90s can look back at all those long days of hauling uncooperative sea turtles aboard small boats to weigh and tag them and know that it was worth it. Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced on June…
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wallacejnichols
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June 13, 2007
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Press release from Ocean Conservancy….. San Francisco, CA — Responding to concerns by scientists and conservation groups, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) affirmed protections for critically endangered leatherback sea turtles in California waters. NMFS denied a proposed exempted fishing permit application (EFP) that would have enabled the expansion of…
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wallacejnichols
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June 11, 2007
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By Sandra DibbleSTAFF WRITER The nutrient-rich waters off the town of Bahia de los Angeles in the Gulf of California are known as a home for protected and endangered marine species, including whale sharks, fin whales, California sea lions and five species of sea turtle. After a six-year campaign, conservationists…
