World champion leatherback wins Iron Turtle award
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By , on May 5th, 2009 8 comments   Conservation & Environment   , , , , , , , ,  

Deep Sea News is proud to present the Iron Turtle award in partnership with Conservation International and National Geographic. The official press release follows. Academic judges from Deep Sea News have declared a 340 kg leatherback turtle named Cali to be this year’s Iron Turtle award winner in the Great Turtle Race 2009. The . . . → Read More: World champion leatherback wins Iron Turtle award

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Enormous sea turtle lays 95 eggs after ocean race
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By , on April 29th, 2009 4 comments   Conservation & Environment, Scientist!   , , , , , , , , , ,  

© Jean-Yves Georges – Great Turtle Race competitor “Wawa Bear” Pearl Jam’s “Backspacer” is declared the victor in the Great Turtle Race, the first leatherback sea turtle to arrive in the Caribbean Sea from foraging grounds off Nova Scotia, Canada. The largest turtle in the race, Wawa Bear (pictured), was not the first place . . . → Read More: Enormous sea turtle lays 95 eggs after ocean race

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The Great Turtle Race begins again!
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By , on April 16th, 2009 8 comments   Carnivals & Link Love, Conservation & Environment, Scientist!   , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

In 2007, an inspired group of sea turtle researchers launched an event called the Great Turtle Race, in which they tracked satellite tagged animals across the Pacific from Costa Rica to the Galapagos. The online event raised money and awareness for the plight of the sea turtle. All 7 species of sea turtle are endangered. . . . → Read More: The Great Turtle Race begins again!

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