The “Protect America’s Wildlife and Fish in Need of Conservation Act of 2019,” or the PAW and FIN Conservation Act, would repeal the Trump administration’s reckless regulations gutting the ESA. Congress introduced critical legislation this month to repeal new regulations that dramatically weaken the Endangered Species...
Last week, leaders in Congress introduced critical legislation to repeal the “Trump Extinction Plan” – new regulations that dramatically weaken the Endangered Species Act (ESA). At a time of catastrophic species decline – with the potential for one million species facing extinction by the end of...
Turtle Island Restoration Network is joining the Global Climate Strike on Sept. 20. Turtle Island Restoration Network will join millions across the world Friday in kicking off what could be the largest global mobilization against climate breakdown. On Sept. 20, three days before the UN Climate Summit...
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Hello LMC community! I am Ashley Crunk, Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s new Digital Marketing and Ecommerce Intern. I’m excited to be a part of the team and would love to take a moment and share just a little bit of my story and how I came to...
A stunning green sea turtle laid her eggs yesterday morning, on our local beaches, after Hurricane Dorian had moved away from our coast. After completing our nesting survey yesterday, our research team reported that despite Hurricane Dorian, our Center has recorded a successful sea turtle nesting...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 5, 2019 Press Contact: Joanie Steinhaus joanie@seaturtles.org (512) 417-7741 New Sea Turtle Statues Announced at Galveston Gala GALVESTON—Turtle Island Restoration Network and Clay Cup Studios are excited to announce the locations of a dozen additional sea turtle statues to their Turtles About Town program at “The Art...
Eighteen endangered sharks and rays, including mako sharks, have been awarded key Appendix II protections at the 18th Conference of the Parties (CoP18) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). A total of 18 species of shark and...
Imagine the hustle and bustle of your favorite city. Maybe you hear the honking of horns, see skyscrapers reaching up to impossible heights, or smell a nearby food truck. Chances are you’re not thinking about the trash that the city generates, or where that trash...
In the last decade, we’ve been able to make record progress in restoring the health of U.S. fisheries. The law that guides management of our federal marine fisheries, the Magnuson-Stevens Act, has been an important piece of that success, along with the hard work of...
