http://www.cccturtle.org/ccctmp.htm
This a link to the Caribbean Conservation Corporation and Sea Turtle Survival League. They are fighting for the cause of the Green Turtle and many other species of turtles.
Information straight from the website
December 19, 2007 — This week in Global Ecology and Biogeography, encouraging news has emerged for one of the world's largest marine herbivores, the green turtle, Chelonia mydas. A new study shows that long-term protection of the sea turtles' nesting beaches is successful in achieving increases in the green turtle populations.
The analysis shows that green turtle nesting on four beaches in the Pacific and two beaches in the Atlantic have increased by an estimated four to fourteen percent each year over the past two to three decades.
More on this view this page
http://www.cccturtle.org/pressreleases.php?page=n_good_news_greens-release
This organization is doing so much for the endangered turtles. Look into it and see if you can make a difference too.
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CCC recently produced a video- Higher Ground: The Battle to Save Florida's Beaches. Its goal is to promote better beach management policies in Florida that focus on long-term solutions. To view the film, please visit the link below.
http://www.lifeonterra.com/episode.php?id=136
Thank you!
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