Thank you, this is interesting for me as well! Cheers, Deepa.
On Sat, May 22, 2021 at 9:54 AM Venkat Mangudi - Silk < [email protected]> wrote: > Thank you, Mark. Interesting to me, for sure. > > On Sat, 22 May, 2021, 9:53 am Mark Seiden, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > might interest some of you... > > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > > > From: "The Explorers Club" <[email protected]> > > > Subject: "World Turtle Day" - Mon, May 24 at 7:00 pm ET > > > Date: May 21, 2021 at 12:30:03 PM PDT > > > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > Reply-To: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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/> > > > > > > > >
