I am a wetlands ecology professor at the College of William and Mary. The prior keeper of the turtle was one of my students who graduated last week. I chose to get involved because my students and I are interested in turtle conservation issues; I am par...

I am an emissary taking the Turtle to my daughter Maia Green, who is currently in South Africa doing research on environmental education for youth. She founded the Fun Society and has been committed to environmental education and initiatives to 'save the...

The Turtle of Change Project is a FUN way to raise awareness about the serious and frightening issues that we face around the globe. It is important to celebrate and support the actions and initiatives that individuals and organizations are taking around ...

We are proud to announce that Fun Society of Canada have received our Turtles of Change Award. We are very impressed with their efforts to engage youth in learning about the environment while becoming an agent for positive change. We especially like how t...

We are proud to announce that Two Hands Project of Australia have received our Turtles of Change Award. We are very impressed with their “2 hands 30 min” cleanup concept and how they have taken their action plans to the grassroots level encour...

Dear Grupo Tortuguero:   I have news from your Turtle!  He apologizes for having been out of touch for the past few weeks, but (as you can see) he has been busy getting a taste of stereotypical American college life.  I've seen him at the...

My favorite pictures from Costa Rica where ones I took of fresh leatherback sea turtle tracks in the sand. Usually by dawn they were all walked over by later patrols.   The ones from our sunrise turtle were pristine and made for some sureal and seren...

Frank Garita was our Guide for our weeklong exploration of the Costa Rican wilderness as well as our sea turtle beach patrols.   Frank is a marine biologist who has also completed the professional courswork in local history, wildlife conservation and...

I volunteered with Eco-Teach to patrol a beach in Costa Rica where Leatherback Sea Turtles nest.    We saw anywhere from 6 to 20 turtles there each night but could not take pictures as the flash tended to startle and confuse the animals and give...

Blue World Institute of Marine Research and Conservation is a Non-Governmental Organization from Veli Lošinj, Croatia, established with the intention to carry out scientific research and conservation projects and promote environmental awareness in ...

I am proud to be part of this great project called "Turtles of Chsange" nd I thank my dear friend Rambo Amadeus for selecting me to be the first participant. I have already taken the turtle to my home in France where it will be passed onto someone very in...

I was given the turtle by my father Roderic Mast, who had received it from Bryan Wallace. All of us are involved in some capacity with the Marine Flagship Species Program.

Turtle of Change that arrived in our aquarium last week has been enjoying her time meeting new people and learning about the work we do here at the center. Currently we have 6 turtles rehabilitating and waiting to be released back into the sea on the 18th...

I passed on Turtle of Change “Eco Rambo” to a person for whom I have outmost respect for, Prince Nicholas ll of Montenegro. He is going to take the turtle to France where he is also planning to pass it on to someone worthy.

Marine turtle rescue centre is unfortunately the only such centre in Croatia so we are privileged to be a part of such a project. We hope that more people will become aware of problems turtles are facing.

Marine turtle rescue centre is unfortunately the only centre in Croatia so we are privileged to be a part of such a project. We hope that more people will become aware of problems turtles are facing.

Yesterday I handed over the Turtle of Change to Chris Winn. He will be taking Mr. T to Costa Rica during his holiday monitoring turtles and their eggs. Wishing you a wonderful journey!

After all of the activities, the Blue Turtle was resting at our exhibition space.

In company with the Blue Turtle, pupils from the elementary school "Franje Krezma" participated in an ecological activity of cleaning the right coast of the river Drava in Osijek.

So we say goodbye to the Dominican Republic and all our wonderful experiences feeling we have learned so much….And hopefully inspired others as well.

2/27-3/1: We are out on the tenders daily with Gene and Jeff as our whale swimming guides. What is so important to me, and that I like about them, is that they are very conscious of their following and observation of the whales, never chasing and harassin...

“Turtle of Change’s” Educational Adventure in Cabarete, Dominican Republic.   On our journey I showed him everything from dead coral reefs to healthy mangrove waterways. We talked with locals, guides, and others to see what is bei...

I showed Mr. T a picture of a beautiful pristine cave lake and river I hiked to in El Choco National park. The residence that live within this gorgeous area were allowed to stay when it became a park. They live off the abundant land and keep it well maint...

3/3: Back on dock at Puerto Plata and onto Cabarete we go! The next few days I am horseback riding, hiking, snorkeling, and canyoneering. Mr. T hears of my daily adventures and what I’ve encountered. Then we have our times of going out together obse...

To say goodbye to Silver Banks Jodi Frediani caught this gorgeous picture our last evening. What a farewell!

The days were filled with amazing encounters with mother/calves, resting couples, rowdie groups, a singer, lots of breaching, pec slapping, and blows. We were overjoyed to experience this remote glorious area.

Boarding the Boat for our five day adventure we meet magnificent people from various Ocean organizations and lovers of the ocean and environment. Gene Flipse’s owner of “Conscious Breath Adventures”, Jeff Pantukhoff of “WhaleMan Fo...

Saturday 2/25: We arrive in Puerto Plato and are taken to the dock to join Gene Flipse’s “Conscious Breath Adventures” and board The Sundancer 2. Prior to getting to the dock, we go through the “Ocean World” entry point. I sh...

Friday 2/24: We’re all packed and ready to go! Swimming with North Atlantic Humpback whales in Silver Banks, land adventures around Cabarete, learning of the ocean/land issues, and educating others about “Turtle of Change” and SF Bay Ame...

Students of biology were introduced with the project "Blue Turtles of Change" and inspired them for their future jobs.

At the educations at our exhibition, we have introduced the elementary school pupils with the project "Blue Turtles of Change" and pointed out the importance of preserving the diverse life in water.

I am a marine biologist who has studied and helped to conserve sea turtles and their ocean homes for a decade. Just as we have tracked sea turtles on their ocean-going voyages from where they breed to where they feed, I'm happy to be a waypoint on the jou...

We are a civil association which continuously organizes educational events in order to develop scientific culture and knowledge of children and youth. We have set up, in association with the City Osijek, a permanent exhibition of underwater world and all ...

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Danas se kornjaca susrela sa nasom dragom ministricom.

On Thursday evening 2/23 Kathi Koontz had just returned from the Farallones Islands and honored  me with the “Turtle of Change” at my SF Bay American Cetacean Society chapter presentation to take to Silver Banks, Dominican Republic.

I went to a talk by Pieter Folkens and Dr. Fred Sharpe about field research of humpback whales in Alaska (with Alaska Whale Foundation).  Highlights, for me, included a Crittercam video of a calf nursing, foraging ecology and complex social structure...

Join marine biologists as they share their explorations of the rocky intertidal shores of Southeast Farallon Island off San Francisco, an area otherwise forbidden to visitors. Via a live feed, scientists will be available to answer questions, and d...

So...  The turtle is enjoying time on the Farallones.  I'm still in San Francisco.  Unfortunately, we could not reach the island with the current weather conditions (swell too large).  The research was timed with the lowest tides.&nbs...

Myself and 3 scientists are (will be) conducting resarch on the rocky intertidal areas on the Farallon Islands.  We will be identifying species and doing density counts.  This is a long term project with the Gulf of the Farallones National Marin...

I'm honored to receive the turtle of change from an amazing person - Deb Castellana. I love spending time at and in the ocean, and it's sad to see what we are doing to her. I can do my part to change and protect, but hopefully, and more importantly, I w...

This morning’s tour of Point Richmond included the Chevron Oil Refinery’s docks (from atop the hill), where The Turtle of Change could see a huge oil tanker tied up at the dock. She knows that around the world many thousands of her kind have b...

I was honored when the folks at the Sea Turtle Restoration Project decided to pass their ‘Turtle of Change’ to me for her next adventure.  After a refreshing bath in a tub of blue marbles, she joined us for a dog walk and marine debris cl...

When I heard about the Turtles of Change project I thought it was brilliant. I am very happy to be taking care of the little fellow for the next week and we already have some great adventures planned.

Dr Chris Pincetich partnered again with Homer from the Clean Oceans Project to bring the Marine Debris Action Teams out to the remote Palomarin beach to perform a marine debris density survey, train more volutneers on the survey method, and do a beach cle...

Ecooptimist promotes the protection of nature and the environment, while advocating for sustainable development in Croatian and other communities. It also focuses on activities that foster public participation in decision-making processes with the aim of ...

Sa  Zelene dječje  tribine uz Dan vlažnih staništa poslan zahtjev  Državnom zavodu za zaštitu prirode Rh da se  močvarno područje gornjeg toka Omble za otočićem Blato strogo zaštiti u okviru Ramsarske konvencije (d...

Earthwatch is a diverse community of scientists, educators, students, and businesspeople who work together to get the fullest benefit from scientific research.We are proud to be part of Turtles of Change project. Earthwatch's mission is to engage people ...

The Grupo Tortuguero turtle was handed off to me at the 14th annual meeting of GrupoTortuguero.org. I'm proud to receive and pass it on. As one of the founders of GrupoTortuguero.org and SEEturtles.org I'm committed to sea turtle recovery and ocean restor...

The turtle is in our association "Green Sun" from 27/01/2012. The association prepares a two eco-activities for its children members in order to warn about ecologic pressures on environment in the local community. The turtle will be passed on in another a...

Zbogom nasa mala Kornjacice!!   Juce, 28.januara predali smo naseg privremenog gosta, velikog pomocnika na akciji posumljavanja naseg parka prirode Vrmca.   Novi Njen domacin sada je eko centar "Zeleno Sunce" iz Dubrovnika.. Kako nismo imal...

Grupo Tortuguero is excited to receive this amazing award from BlueTurtle. It feels good knowing that our work in protecting sea turtles and their environment has been recognized. It was great having the turtle with us in La Paz and we are looking forward...

Dragi drugari.Poslije danasnje divne pjesacke ture po Lustickom poluostrvu, na kojoj smo imali gotovo 50 ucesnika, javljamo se u par rijeci Preko Prijevora dje smo ostavili vozila, pa kroz selo Brguli spustili smo se divnom stazom  do crkve sv.Ni...

We are environmental activists who are using celebrity status to raise awareness about importance of environmental re-education all around the world. We are very excited to be one of the recipients of the Turtles of Change Award and we are looking forward...

60-tak ucesnika/ca ove akcije, u organizaciji Planinarskog kluba Vjeverica uspjesno su obavili  posumljavanje jednog dijela ogoljelih i pozarom unistenih padina parka Prirode Vrmca, 4. put po redu u ovom nizu akcija, u saradnji sa NVO "Beš...

Smo vrlo ekološki aktivni i koristimo popularnost da širimo svijest o nužnosti eko prevaspitanja svijeta. Sa zadovoljstvom prihvatamo nagradu koju nam je uručila kompanija BlueTurtle iz San Franciska. Mi ćemo kornjaču rado proslijediti jedno...

Dragi drugari, Nas klub je, u nedavno oformljenoj organizaciji "BlueTurtle" (www.blueturtle.com) prepoznat kao grupa koja je pozitivno nastrojena premaprirodi, pa smo dobitnici nagrade, ove Kornjacice koja na ovaj nacin, kao stafeta, iz ruke u ruku putuje...

Belgrade, Serbia, Jan 2012~ BlueTurtle has chosen an artist from Serbia, Rambo Amadeus, as the next recipient of the TURTLES OF CHANGE AWARD.   Rambo Amadeus received the award for his hands on work as an environmentalist and for using hi...

U trenutku kada smo prepoznati kao organizacija koja cini nesto dobro za planetu, planinarski klub Vjeverica iz Kotora je i saznao za ideju Blue Turtle projekta. Ideja je divna, zato je i naisla na pravo mjesto i sa odusevljenjem prihvacena.Samo da ovo us...

Dr. Chris Pincetich traveled to one of the remote survey sites leading Marine Debris Action Team research. Coast Camp in the Point Reyes National Seashore is miles from civilization and plastic pollution permeates even this idylic setting. The Sea Turtle ...

Prošloga ljeta ima li smo priliku da naučimo sta je kompostiranje i tako započnemo sopstvenu proizvodnju humusa, prirodnog organskog đubriva za naš vrt i voćnjak. Shvatajući jednostavnost ovog procesa i njegovim prednostima u poređenju sa ku...

Do ne tako davno kuce su se gradile na obodima njiva i mjestima koja nisu bila obradive oranice. Njive su se tretitale kao svetinje i na njima se nije smjelo graditi, pojam zdrave hrane nije ni postojao. Na zalost u zadnjih 20ak godina na tim istim njivam...

The Sea Turtle Restoration Project's (http://www.seaturtles.org) mission is to protect and restore endangered sea turtles and marine biodiversity worldwide in ways that incorporate the ecological needs of marine species and the economic needs of local com...

San Francisco, CA, 2012~ BlueTurtle has chosen Bay Area non-profit Sea Turtle  Restoration Project as the recipient of the TURTLES OF CHANGE AWARD;  accepting the award at the beach of Chrissy Field in San Francisco is Outreach & Education D...

Akcija BlueTurtle u marini Porto Montenegro je uspjesno realizovana. Ideja je bila da se ocisti otpad koji je plivao po morskoj povrsini u marini i po Tivackom zalivu. Svi zaposleni u marini su se odazvali tom projektu, koristili smo 3 mala gumenjaka I u ...

After bringing a great deal of motivation and activity for our high-school students, it was time for the Blue Turtle to move on. It decided to go to our neighbours, Porto Montenegro and their marina manger, Tony Browne. Few of our most dedicated students ...

The Sun finally came out! And so did we, followed by the Turtle. It happened on November 30th. Around 30 young people from 22 classes, supervised by the School Principal,Miss Jovanka Vujačić and her assistants, had put on plastic gloves, took garbage bags...

It was a sunny Monday morning when our friends from Knightsbridge School Montenegro gave us The Blue Turtle. The Student Council decided to make an urgent meeting: we had to make a decision about the activity we are going to do. After a few suggestions we...

The sun shone warmly on Monday 14 November. The students at Knightsbridge School sent letters to the adjacent schools explaining our plan. They quickly acted and by 10.00 in the morning, there were children and adults everywhere clearing the trash. This w...

Danas su ucenici nase skole pokrenuli akciju ciscenja skolskog dvorista i parka. Prije nego sto smo iznijeli i postavili postere uz ogradu, otisli smo u posjetu srednjoj i osnovnoj skoli u blizini. Ispricali smo im sve o projektu Blue Turtle i predlozili ...

Our school is next to two other schools, an elementary and a secondary school. The littering issue is everyone's responsibility. Some of the snack wrappers come from outside. We approached a member of the secondary school student council and she came to l...

We were finishing our posters when Amy arrived with the Turtle. The students recognized her and asked her before she got to the door, "Did you bring the turtle?" The turtle was passed around so everyone could see it and hold it. Then the students shared ...

After looking at the website and watching the video clip, students and teachers talked about what could be done in Tivat to make a difference. There was a collective agreement that we could get involved. We would start with a poster campaign regarding pu...

In true Black Mountain style we headed up the mountain today and Turtle came too ! We gathered together some fun and friendly folks to spend the morning at one of our favourite beauty spots on Mount Orjen, the 1800 metre mountain which looks over our town...

Turtle Black Mountain has been settling into life here in Herceg Novi and attracting plenty of attention from friends and local people – giving us a chance to explain why he is here with us and to spread the word about Blue Turtle and the Turtles of...

The Turtle has Landed !! Or more precisely it has swum ashore in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro for its first stop on what promises to be a very exciting journey indeed for Turtle 'Black Mountain' – the very first 'Turtle of Change' ! At Black Mounta...

Today turtle Black Mountain has officially begun its unpredictable journey around the World. With all the excitement we completely forgot to take photos of the turtle so I am using a photo of Jack and Hayley, which I took this summer during one of our ...

Ja sam se ukljucila u ovaj divni projekat jer sam osjetila potrebu da budem dio tog lanca koji dize svijest i stvara promjenu u svjetu ekologije. U sledecih 7 dana pokazat cemo vam kako mi u nasem domacinstvu doprinosimo ovom pokretu i nadamo se da drugi ...