Thank you, Mark. Interesting to me, for sure. On Sat, 22 May, 2021, 9:53 am Mark Seiden, <m...@seiden.com> wrote:
> might interest some of you... > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > From: "The Explorers Club" <reservati...@explorers.org> > > Subject: "World Turtle Day" - Mon, May 24 at 7:00 pm ET > > Date: May 21, 2021 at 12:30:03 PM PDT > > To: "m...@seiden.com" <m...@seiden.com> > > Reply-To: reservati...@explorers.org > > > > > > > > > > World Turtle Day > > > > > > This program will celebrate World Turtle Day, a day to commemorate the > existence of an incredible diversity of both terrestrial and marine turtle > species and an opportunity to draw attention to threats facing their > survival. Although many species have come and gone since their first > appearance in the fossil record 300 million years ago, there are currently > approximately 356 turtle species on planet Earth. Unfortunately, about 40% > of these species are threatened or endangered with extinction. There are, > however, actions we can take to help reverse these declining trends and > many people around the world are dedicating their lives to protecting our > incredible shelled diversity! > > > > Our special guests will share information about the turtle species that > they study and the lifelong journeys that they are on to protect them. > These conservationists are genuine and dedicated spirits, and a testament > to what changes #ForNature can result when you combine passion for wildlife > and a determination to make a difference. > > > > Streaming live on explorers.org < > https://eblast.explorers.org/t/y-l-ojjjddd-iyqjydjkr-r/>, our YouTube > Channel <https://eblast.explorers.org/t/y-l-ojjjddd-iyqjydjkr-y/>, and > our Facebook Live <https://eblast.explorers.org/t/y-l-ojjjddd-iyqjydjkr-j/>! > - Monday, May 24 at 7:00 pm ET > > > > You’ll have the opportunity to hear from a wide array of these turtle > conservationists including: > > > > Dr. Supraja Dharini is a committed sea turtle conservationist along the > Indian east coast since 2002 and an EC50 Honoree. She is exemplary for her > multi-disciplinary approach. She works with a team of 363 ‘Sea Turtle > Protection Force’ (STPF) members from 222 marginalized artisanal fishing > villages. Together, under Dr. Dharinis guidance, they cover over 700 kms > along Tamil Nadu, Andhra, and Odisha coasts and have protected tens of > thousands of olive ridley nests in-situ and also through purpose built > hatcheries. Their work and dedication to protecting and preserving life, > has resulted in the safe release of millions of hatchlings to the sea. STPF > members educate other fishers in their villages about the importance of > conserving turtles, retrieving ghost nets, reducing pollution, and caring > more for their ocean environment in general. > > > > > > Shahriar Caesar Rahman is a co-founder and the CEO of Creative > Conservation Alliance, a Bangladesh based conservation organization > dedicated to the ecological and cultural conservation of Bangladesh’s last > wild places. He is also a National Geographic Explorer and serves as a > Regional Vice Chair-South Asia of IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle > Specialist Group. The Creative Conservation Alliance is a major force for > research and Conservation of Bangladesh’s threatened tortoises and turtles. > The CCA team, led by Caesar, continues to empower indigenous hunters as > parabiologists. Caesar and his work with the Creative Conservation Alliance > has previously had the privilege of receiving both the Whitley Award and > Future for Nature Award and is now honored to accept the New Explorer > Award. He will be sharing his work with the Asian Giant Tortoise (Manouria > emys phayrei) and Black Softshell Turtles (Nilssonia nigricans). > > > > > > Scott Trageser is a conservation biologist and photographer who has > dedicated his life to protecting species overlooked by others. Interests in > herpetology, photography, and steaming jungles lead Scott to Bangladesh > where he co-founded and serves as Director for the Creative Conservation > Alliance. He also endeavors to provide resources and support to similar > organizations as the Executive Director and President of The Biodiversity > Group, a US-based non-profit. His award-winning works have gained > recognition from the Explorer’s Club, International League of Conservation > Photographers, Royal Geographical Society, IUCN Species Specialist > Commission, National Geographic, BBC, and more. He is a frequent speaker on > conservation and photography topics and has authored and contributed to > numerous books, articles, and peer-reviewed journals. There is little he > won’t do in his quest to save the world’s most threatened species. > > > > > > Fabien Cousteau is an Aquanaut, Oceanographic Explorer, Environmental > Advocate and Founder of Fabien Cousteau Ocean Learning Center (FCOLC). > Early in 2016 he founded the FCOLC to fulfill his dream of creating a > vehicle to make a positive change in the world. Currently he is working on > multiple projects and dedicates much of his time to Proteus™, the > International Space Station of the Ocean and the initiatives of his > non-profit, the FCOLC including: Coral Reef Resilience Program, Beach Clean > Ups, Sea Turtle Restoration and Ocean Discovery Educational Curriculum > Program. Fabien is Chairman of the Board for Proteus Ocean Group (POG), an > Explorers Club Member and a WWF Ocean Witness. He is also a Board Member of > River Keepers and the Sea Keepers Science Council and has been recently > named Honorary Advisor to the NGO Committee Sustainable Development-NY. He > has received several awards including the United Nations NEXUS Global Goals > Award for Excellence and Leadership, David Attenborough Excellence in > Filmmaking Award, Golden Eagle Award, Beneath The Sea Diver of The Year, > World Team “Pioneer For The Planet” Award, Peter Benchley Lifetime Award > and is the ISS (International Super Yatch Society) Awards Judge and creator > of the ISS Fabien Cousteau BLUE Award. > > > > > > Dr. Pamela Fletcher has 30 years of experience working in marine > resource management in New England, Florida, Central American and the > Caribbean. Fletcher initiated marine conservation activities in Nicaragua > during her Fulbright Scholar Program and continues to promote community > engagement and capacity building in marine science and outreach. Since > 2005, she has led and collaborated on numerous field studies consisting of > mangrove restoration and monitoring, sea turtle conservation, coral reef > monitoring, and marine resources management planning. Pamela spends time > volunteering with non-profit organizations working in environmental > restoration and conservation in the Caribbean, Florida and Central America. > > > > > > Brian D. Horne completed his Ph.D. at Ohio University in 2006 on the > developmental biology of Neotropical freshwater turtles in Meso-America. > Dr. Horne was then a postdoctoral fellow (2006-2011) at the San Diego Zoo > Institute for Conservation Research investigating endangered freshwater > turtles and tortoises in South and Southeast Asia. As a lifelong turtle > biologist, Dr. Horne has conducted field research on six continents and has > live abroad in Mexico and India. As a past co-chair of the IUCN Tortoise > and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group, he twice co-authored the report on > the Top 25 Most Endangered Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises (2011 and > 2018). He was also the editor for the book "Conservation of Asian Tortoises > and Freshwater Turtles: Setting Priorities for Next Ten Years" in 2012. > Additionally, Dr. Horne op-ed, "Why don't we weep for turtles?" published > by the New York Daily News in May of 2019 for World Turtle Day has been > read over 3 million times. Dr. Horne currently serves as the Wildlife > Conservation Society's (WCS) coordinator for freshwater turtle and tortoise > conservation and oversees their recovery projects for the world's most > endangered chelonians across the globe. > > > > > > The evening will be moderated by Callie Veelenturf, a marine > conservation biologist who works to span the space between science and > policy to affect tangible change for Nature. Sea turtle research has led > her to various countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, and West Africa. > She is the Founder and Executive Director of The Leatherback Project, an > organization dedicated to conserving the leatherback sea turtle through > research, education, and advocacy initiatives aimed primarily at mitigating > fisheries bycatch. Callie is a National Geographic Explorer and 2020 Early > Career Leader, a United Nations Youth Representative for The Explorer Club, > and a Young Professional with the United Nations Harmony with Nature > Programme. In 2020, Callie founded Rights for Nature, an international > initiative dedicated to empowering everyday citizens, scientists, and > governments alike to advocate for the Rights of Nature to exist, persist > and regenerate her vital cycles. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Unsubscribe <https://eblast.explorers.org/t/y-u-ojjjddd-iyqjydjkr-t/> > > > >
