This year, Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN) and Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund are joining efforts to support biologist Luis Fonseca in saving endangered sea turtles in Santa Rosa National Park, located in the Northwest Pacific of Costa Rica. In addition to sea...
For Immediate Release, October 28, 2020 Contact: Mariano Castro, Legal & Policy Analyst, mcastro@seaturtles.org Thousands Oppose Controversial Trawl Fishing Bill in Costa Rica Approval Threatens Endangered Marine Species, Critical Habitat, Artisanal Fishing COSTA RICA — Thousands of global citizens and organizations are calling on Costa Rica to oppose the...
U.S. Urged to End Bluefin Tuna Overfishing in Gulf As the U.S. delegation to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) begins to negotiate the conservation and management of a variety of Atlantic marine species for 2021, Turtle Island Restoration Network sent a...
Turtle Island Restoration Network joined international organizations in urging Ecuador to expand the Galapagos Marine Reserve, one of the largest and most biologically diverse marine protected areas in the world. The letter (translated in English below) states that over the past 20 years, the Galapagos Marine...
For Immediate Release, October 26, 2020 Contact: Joanie Steinhaus, Gulf Program Director, joanie@seaturtles.org Third Annual ‘Art of Saving Sea Turtles’ Gala and Fundraiser to be Held Online Locations, Artists, Sponsors of 19 New Sea Turtle Statues Will be Revealed GALVESTON, Texas — In lieu of an in-person event,...
For Immediate Release, October 23, 2020 Contact: Mariano Castro, Legal & Policy Analyst, mcastro@seaturtles.org Costa Rica Approves Controversial Bill to Resume Trawl Fishing Decision Threatens Endangered Marine Species, Critical Habitat, Artisanal Fishing COSTA RICA — The Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica approved a bill Thursday that allows trawl fishing...
For Immediate Release, October 21, 2020 Contact: Joanie Steinhaus, Gulf Program Director, joanie@seaturtles.org Lawsuit Challenges Inadequate Federal Review of Endangered Species in Gulf of Mexico Agency ignores Deepwater Horizon tragedy, science in biological opinion for offshore oil and gas activities Greenbelt, MD — Four conservation groups filed a lawsuit today...
The National Park Service recently released a long-awaited environmental review of its plan to “manage” the population of native, free-roaming tule elk of Point Reyes National Seashore. The plan will allow the killing of some of the herd within the park if they compete with ranching...
Out of the different populations of leatherback sea turtles, Pacific leatherbacks are the most at-risk for extinction. Researchers estimate that 90% of the nesting population has declined over the last three generations! This is a race against time, and we need to make every possible...
SPAWN volunteer Guy Thomas builds new benches for one of our shade houses in the nursery. Volunteers are an integral part of the work we do here at Turtle Island Restoration Network. In California, Guy Thomas is a volunteer of our California-based program, the Salmon Protection...
