Entries for category "Print | Web"
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wallacejnichols
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July 19, 1999
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Like their cousin the tortoise, sea turtles may take their time, but they are remarkably persistent, according to new evidence from an Earthwatch sponsored researcher. A tag was recovered in Baja, Mexico, from the flipper of a Loggerhead sea turtle that was tagged in Japan. The tag confirms that endangered…
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wallacejnichols
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Nov. 1, 1998
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By Wendee Holtcamp "Ah Maria! Ah Maria!" Juan calls excitedly from the bow of his 18-foot fishing panga, the Caribbean Queen. We're just outside of Baja's Magdalena Bay, and I wonder if Juan is exclaiming jubilant Hail Mary's, when the reason for his excitement comes into view — a domed…
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wallacejnichols
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Jan. 20, 1997
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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…
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wallacejnichols
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July 15, 1996
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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,…
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wallacejnichols
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May 6, 1995
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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…
