As I commence this new adventure in Marin County, I marvel at the fact of working directly with an organization that advocates for sea turtle protection. Having loved sea turtles…
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Sea turtle conservation workers are removing plastic garbage from important sea turtle nesting beaches across Costa Rica
GotMercury.org, scientists, medical doctors and consumer advocates wrote to the FDA and EPA last week urging them to strengthen the Federal fish consumption advisory for mercury and also to do a…
Moratorium of Development in San Geronimo Valley Remains In Place. Olema, CA– In a decision applauded by the Salmon Protection and Watershed Network (SPAWN), the Marin County Board of Supervisors rejected a proposed version of a court-ordered Stream Conservation Area Ordinance for the County on June 18. SPAWN strongly supports stream area conservation rules based on sound scientific data. However, the draft ordinance fell well short of this standard, while also failing to provide effective habitat protection for critically endangered Central California Coho Salmon and steelhead trout.
First sighting of the summer of state’s official marine reptile in critical habitat area
Reward Rises to $56,000 for Information Leading to Arrest, Conviction of Killers
Last week Friday, 26-year old Costa Rican environmentalist Jairo Mora Sandoval was kidnapped and killed while on a routine patrol to protect leatherback sea turtle eggs from local poachers. Sandoval,…
Some are calling a possible new world record an unnecessary killing
When I was just three years old, my mother took me to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, Illinois. When I came across the large saltwater tank I became completely enamored…
Conservation Groups Raising Thousands for Jairo Mora Sandoval Reward Fund