Schoolchildren from Ostional, Nicaraguanamed this Hawksbill Brasilia Thought to be locally extinct as recently as 2007, the Eastern Pacific Hawksbill has been the subject of recent study using satellite telemetry. Our friends at ICAPO (the Eastern Pacific Hawksbill Initiative), working with …
August Newsletter Now Online
Conservation in ACTION Javier, a student from the fishing villiage of Ostional, shows us a big smile as the Nicaraguan muralist Lezamón paints a stunning landscape on the wall of the local elementary school. The artwork depicts the distinctive forests, coastline …
A Successful Waterman’s Weekend
Paso Pacifico’s Executive Director Sarah Otterstrom and Communications Director Wendy Purnell just returned from SIMA’s 22nd annual Waterman’s Weekend, where Paso Pacifico was honored as one of their 20 beneficiaries! The turnout included more than 675 of the surf industry’s …
SIMA 2011 Waterman’s Weekend
Paso Pacífico is looking forward to the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association’s 2011 Waterman’s Weekend, coming up on August 11 & 12. This annual event is a fundraiser for SIMA’s Environmental Fund and an opportunity to recognize those who work for …
Turtle Whisperer
Alexander Gaos, co-founder of ICAPO, our partner in sea turtle conservation, is featured in the latest issue of Conservation Magazine. They call him the Turtle Whisperer.
Today is Endangered Species Day!
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service has declared May 20, 2011 Endangered Species Day to recognize the importance of protecting endangered species, to acknowledge the ongoing work of conservationists, and to commemorate the victories of the Endangered Species Act. Numerous …
The Flip Side of Tilapia
Yesterday, the New York Times reported on the costs and benefits of factory farmed tilapia and they zoomed in on Nicaragua. Dr. McCrary has spent the past decade studying how a small, short-lived tilapia farm degraded Lake Apoyo in Nicaragua. …
ELLAS Progress Report: Measurable Achievements
This month we’re reflecting on our ELLAS program, and the commitment we made to the community at the Clinton Global Initiative Five women launched one sea turtle nursery which protected over 6500 sea turtle hatchlings and transformed the way their community interacts …
ELLAS Progress Report: Challenges & Achievements
This month we’re reflecting on our ELLAS program, and the commitment we made to the community at the Clinton Global Initiative. Empowering Women Economically Throughout our existence, but this past year especially, we at Paso Pacifico have watched rural women in Central America’s …
Sea Turtles, Sentiment and Moral Imagination
On Wednesday April 13th, the California Academy of Sciences and Sea Turtle Restoration Project will host the first (hopefully not the last) Science of Advocacy Session at the International Sea Turtle Society annual meeting. We look forward to hearing from …