From asalzberg@nyc.rr.com Mon Jun 6 07:08:55 2005 Received: from mxe5.u.washington.edu (mxe5.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.168]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.13.4+UW05.03/8.13.4+UW05.05) with ESMTP id j56E8tEE074620 for ; Mon, 6 Jun 2005 07:08:55 -0700 Received: from ms-smtp-02.rdc-nyc.rr.com (ms-smtp-02-smtplb.rdc-nyc.rr.com [24.29.109.6]) by mxe5.u.washington.edu (8.13.4+UW05.04/8.13.4+UW05.05) with ESMTP id j56E8qER017331 for ; Mon, 6 Jun 2005 07:08:52 -0700 Received: from herps (cpe-24-90-210-169.nyc.res.rr.com [24.90.210.169]) by ms-smtp-02.rdc-nyc.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j56E8kId028558 for ; Mon, 6 Jun 2005 10:08:47 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <00a201c56aa1$42a4e970$a9d25a18@herps> From: "Allen Salzberg" To: "Conservation Biology Listserv" Subject: How to Celebrate World Sea Turtle Day 6/16/05, Father's day And Save leatherback sea turtles Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 10:08:48 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_009F_01C56A7F.BB790AB0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.49 on 140.142.32.168 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CT 0, __CTYPE_HAS_BOUNDARY 0, __CTYPE_MULTIPART 0, __CTYPE_MULTIPART_ALT 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __HAS_MSMAIL_PRI 0, __HAS_X_MAILER 0, __HAS_X_PRIORITY 0, __MIME_HTML 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __TAG_EXISTS_HTML 0' This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_009F_01C56A7F.BB790AB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable WORLD SEA TURTLE DAY is Thursday June 16, 2005 (the birthday of Dr. = Archie Carr, the father of modern sea turtle conservation). =20 Celebrate World Sea Turtle Day by Helping Save Sea Turtles On June 16 (and June 9)! =20 HerpArts.com (www.HerpArts.com) has teamed up with Ocean Spirits = (www.OceanSpirits.org), a Grenada (West Indies) based sea turtle = conservation organization and a member of the Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle = Conservation Network (WIDECAST), to help raise funds for sea turtle = conservation on June 16 (and also, June 9). =20 HerpArts.com will donate to Ocean Spirits 10% of the price of all = products purchased from its website on World Sea Turtle Day, Thursday, = 16 June 2005-and also on Thursday, 9 June, for people who want to send a = timely father's day gift and to help sea turtles! Ocean Spirits sustained a major setback last fall due to the devastation = of Hurricane Ivan. The organization has targeted funds received through = HerpArts.com to replace a much-needed field computer, a PIT (tag) = scanner and as many PIT tags as possible. Read more below. Ocean Spirits-a Force for Leatherback Sea Turtle Conservation=20 Since 1999, Ocean Spirits has worked at the grassroots level in Grenada, = in the research and conservation of sea turtle populations, which = contribute to the rich biodiversity and culture of this Caribbean = island.=20 Grenada hosts a regionally significant leatherback sea turtle population = and Ocean Spirits actively addresses the most serious threats to their = survival-including the illegal collection of eggs and the killing of = nesting females, as well as habitat loss to sand mining and beachfront = development. Last September, Hurricane Ivan ravaged Grenada, damaging nearly 90% of = the island. In the case of Ocean Spirits, infrastructure was lost, = equipment flood-damaged and there was a dramatic decrease in volunteer = participation due to concerns over traveling to the island. =20 Volunteers work with members of the community to prevent the poaching of = leatherback sea turtle eggs laid on Grenada's beaches every May-June, = and help collect the important scientific data necessary to make the = right decisions to ensure the turtles' future. Yet even with a limited number of volunteers this May, Ocean Spirits = reduced poaching by more than 90% compared to April levels, when beach = patrols were not yet active! Please help Ocean Spirits continue its work:=20 Make a purchase of any amount at HerpArts.com on June 9 and/or June 16 = (World Sea Turtle Day); HerpArts will donate 10% of your purchase price = to Ocean Spirits to help them replace their only field computer, as well = as other damaged equipment so necessary in protecting the giant = leatherbacks of Grenada.=20 Your purchase need not be turtle related, though HerpArts.com does offer = Turtle University Diplomas for sea turtle lovers, sea turtle = puppets-including leatherbacks-and more.=20 To read more about Ocean Spirits go to (www.oceanspirits.org); to see = how hard Hurricane Ivan hit Grenada, visit = http://www.caribbeancompass.com/hurricanegren.htm). Also visit Wider = Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST) at www.widecast.org = to learn how biologists, conservationists, and policy-makers throughout = the Caribbean Sea collaborate to save endangered sea turtles. And to read about Archie Carr (1909-1987), a founder of the Caribbean = Conservation Corporation, and the father of sea turtle research, go to: = http://www.cccturtle.org/carr.htm and http://www.turtles.org/archie.htm Thank you for your support! And remember to visit HerpArt.com often! ------=_NextPart_000_009F_01C56A7F.BB790AB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

WORLD SEA TURTLE DAY is Thursday June 16, 2005 (the birthday = of Dr.=20 Archie Carr, the father of modern sea turtle = conservation).
 

Celebrate World=20 Sea Turtle Day by Helping Save Sea Turtles
On June 16 (and June=20 9)!

 

HerpArts.com (www.HerpArts.com) has teamed up with Ocean Spirits (www.OceanSpirits.org), a Grenada (West Indies) based sea = turtle=20 conservation organization and a member of the Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle = Conservation Network (WIDECAST), to help raise funds for sea turtle = conservation=20 on June 16 (and also, June 9). 

HerpArts.com=20 will donate to Ocean Spirits 10% of the price of all products purchased = from its=20 website on World Sea Turtle Day, Thursday, 16 June 2005=97and also on = Thursday, 9=20 June, for people who want to send a timely father's day gift and = to help=20 sea turtles!

Ocean Spirits sustained a major = setback=20 last fall due to the devastation of Hurricane Ivan. The organization has = targeted funds received through HerpArts.com to replace a much-needed = field=20 computer, a PIT (tag) scanner and as many PIT tags as possible.  = Read more=20 below.


Ocean Spirits=97a = Force for=20 Leatherback Sea Turtle Conservation





Since = 1999, Ocean=20 Spirits has worked at the grassroots level in Grenada, in the research = and=20 conservation of sea turtle populations, which contribute to the rich=20 biodiversity and culture of this Caribbean island.

Grenada hosts a=20 regionally significant leatherback sea turtle population and Ocean = Spirits=20 actively addresses the most serious threats to their = survival=97including the=20 illegal collection of eggs and the killing of nesting females, as well = as=20 habitat loss to sand mining and beachfront development.

Last=20 September, Hurricane Ivan ravaged Grenada, damaging nearly 90% of the = island. In=20 the case of Ocean Spirits, infrastructure was lost, equipment = flood-damaged and=20 there was a dramatic decrease in volunteer participation due to concerns = over=20 traveling to the island.  

Volunteers work=20 with members of the community to prevent the poaching of leatherback sea = turtle=20 eggs laid on Grenada=92s beaches every May-June, and help collect the = important=20 scientific data necessary to make the right decisions to ensure the = turtles'=20 future.

Yet even with a limited number = of=20 volunteers this May, Ocean Spirits reduced poaching by more than = 90%=20 compared to April levels, when beach patrols were not yet=20 active!

Please help Ocean Spirits = continue its=20 work:

Make a purchase of any amount = at=20 HerpArts.com on June 9 and/or June 16 (World Sea Turtle Day); HerpArts = will=20 donate 10% of your purchase price to Ocean Spirits to help them replace = their=20 only field computer, as well as other damaged equipment so necessary in=20 protecting the giant leatherbacks of Grenada.

Your = purchase need=20 not be turtle related, though HerpArts.com does offer Turtle University = Diplomas=20 for sea turtle lovers, sea turtle puppets=97including leatherbacks=97and = more.=20

To read more about Ocean = Spirits go to (www.oceanspirits.org); to see how hard Hurricane Ivan hit = Grenada,=20 visit http://www.caribbeancompass.com/hurricanegren.htm). =20 Also visit Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST) at = www.widecast.org to learn how biologists, = conservationists, and=20 policy-makers throughout the Caribbean Sea collaborate to save = endangered sea=20 turtles.

And to read about Archie Carr = (1909-1987),=20 a founder of the Caribbean Conservation Corporation, and the father of = sea=20 turtle research, go to: http://www.cccturtle.org/carr.htm and http://www.turtles.org/archie.htm

Thank = you for your=20 support!  And remember to visit HerpArt.com = often!


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