May 2011 Year of the Turtle Newsletter now available!
The May 2011 Year of the Turtle Newsletter is here! This month's issue of Year of the Turtle News can be found attached with this email and at http://parcplace.org/images/stories/YOT/YoTNewsMay.pdf.
One year after the April 19th, 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill, we take stock of what we know about turtle conservation efforts in the affected areas of the Gulf.
This month the Year of the Turtle News discusses what we know, and don’t know, one year after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. We remind you of the upcoming World Turtle Day, and we highlight Citizen Science (volunteer) opportunities, including one where you can get involved with Gulf sea turtle conservation in Alabama. We also have an interview with renowned herpetologist, Dr. J. Whitfield “Whit” Gibbons, co-author of Turtles: The Animal Answer Guide, as well as Turtles of the Southeast. In addition, there is a feature on turtle conservation efforts in Arizona as a Southwest PARC spotlight.
Also, congratulations to Sara Viernum for her winning calendar photo of a baby Loggerhead Musk Turtle, photographed while she was canoeing in Alabama in 2005. Sara’s photo was chosen as the May featured photo out of hundreds of photos received since our contest began (read a summary of our photo contest and entries to date in the May issue of the Year of the Turtle News!). All submitted photos will continue to be considered for future calendar months, as well as for use (with photo credit) in other Year of the Turtle products and documents. More information about our ongoing photo contest is available at www.YearoftheTurtle.org. Give us your best shot!
Visit www.YearoftheTurtle.org to find the calendar and photo contest information for upcoming months, the Year of the Turtle screensaver and video, our growing USA Turtle Mapping Project, and our ever-growing list of partners.
As always, please feel free to contact us at yearoftheturtle2011@gmail.com with any feedback you may have on the Year of the Turtle News, calendar, and website as well as ways you believe we can make our efforts stronger. Also, contact us with any questions you may have pertaining to the Year of the Turtle or to partner with us for this important year!
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