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28 Jun

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For Immediate Release, June 28, 2021 Contact: Diana Oppenheim, action@forelk.org, 248-840-5684 Environmental Activist Drives Cross-country to Deliver Petition to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland in Bid to Save Point Reyes National Seashore’s Tule Elk  Point Reyes National Seashore, CA—On Monday, June 28, at 1:00 PM EST, Tule Elk activist and...

25 Jun

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Media Advisory, June 25, 2021 Contact: Ken Bouley,  kennethbouley@gmail.com  Webinar on ‘Debunking the Myths of Private Ranching in Point Reyes National Seashore’ June 30 SAN FRANCISCO—Turtle Island Restoration Network, the Coalition to Save Point Reyes National Seashore, and several community groups will host an online webinar at 6 p.m....

24 Jun

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Press Release: 21 June 2021 Tiger Shark Makes Historic Journey From the Galapagos Marine Reserve to Cocos Island National Park Discovery highlights need to create a marine “superhighway” connecting the two UNESCO World Heritage Sites Scientists uncovered a new example of migratory movements between Galapagos Marine Reserve and Cocos...

19 Jun

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For Immediate Release, June 4, 2021   Contact: Mariano Castro, mcastro@seaturtles.org, +506 8841 7684   Costa Rica Urged to Protect Endangered Shark Species   COSTA RICA—More than 90 global conservation organizations called upon President Carlos Alvarado of Costa Rica to protect endangered shark species under the Wildlife Conservation Law.  Sharks are considered a...

16 Jun

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For Immediate Release, June 15, 2021 Contact: Todd Steiner, Turtle Island Restoration Network, (415) 488-7652, tsteiner@tirn.net Jason Deschler, Coast Miwok Tribal Council of Marin, (209) 588-6498, hookukio@gmail.com Jeff Miller, Center for Biological Diversity, (510) 499-9185, jmiller@biologicaldiversity.org Coast Miwok Tribe Objects to Point Reyes Ranching, Elk-Killing Plan Park Service Ignored Miwok Archeological...

11 Jun

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The vaquita (Phocoena sinus) is the world’s most endangered marine mammal. Scientists estimate only 10 individuals remain in the northern Gulf of California, the only place the tiny porpoise is found. Nearly one out of every five vaquitas get entangled and drown in small-mesh gillnets intended...

09 Jun

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For Immediate Release, June 8, 2021 Contact: Todd Steiner, Executive Director, tsteiner@seaturtles.org ‘A Wake for the Whales’ Marks Bay Area Deaths, Calls for New Protections SAN FRANCISCO—Turtle Island Restoration Network joined conservation groups and whale lovers today — which is World Oceans Day — at Crissy Field Beach in...