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Long Swim... The Race
(http://www.greatturtlerace.com/)
The Race
Meet the Turtles
Leatherback world on the brink
Turtle Champions
Sea Turtle School
How Can I help?
Q and A with Dr. Jim Spotila, Drexel University, founder of the Leatherback Trust Why are you doing this promotion?
We’re doing this “race” to raise awareness and invite donations to protect leatherback turtles on Playa Grande beach and in the water. These amazing animals have been around 100 million years, but may have only 10 years left. There are probably only 4,000 leatherback turtles left in the entire Pacific Ocean. There used to be tens of thousands. As we say in the race theme, “They are going faster than you think.” W How Can I Help? » Register to support a turtle. It’s FREE! You’ll receive daily updates on your turtle’s progress and messages from researchers about leatherbacks and other endangered marine and land species.
» Encourage other turtle supporters! Forward this site to family, friends, and co-workers.
» Donate! Donations will be used by the Leatherback Trust to protect turtles on their nesting beaches and along their migration route. We need $5 million to purchase the land around the park, patrol the beaches, feed and house volunteers, and provide marine patrols during nesting season.
» Sell on eBay to Help Leatherback Turtles!
Help the Leatherback Trust continue their mission of saving leatherback turtles by selling on eBay and donating the proceeds to the Leatherback Trust. Start Today! Sponsors TOPP - Tagging of Pacific Predators
TOPP (Tagging of Pacific Predators) seeks to better understand the North Pacific ecosystem by observing the biology and behavior of top-level marine predators in their oceanographic habitat. TOPP offers an organism's view of the open ocean environment, vastly increasing our knowledge of the Pacific Ocean and gathering data that will help policymakers and resource managers make wise decisions about ocean use.
The Leatherback Trust
The Leatherback Trust (TLT) is a non-profit foundation to save the leatherback turtle and other sea turtles from extinction. TLT scientists were instrumental in founding Las Baulas National Marine Park in Costa Rica, a protective haven for the most important leatherback nesting beaches in the Pacific Ocean.
Conservation International
Conservation International believes that Earth's natural heritage must be maintained if future generations are to thrive spiritually, culturally and economically. Its mission is to conserve the Earth's living heritage, our global biodiversity, and to demonstrate that human societies are able to live harmoniously with nature.
MINAE - Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía, Costa Rica
Minae is the Ministry of Energy and the Environment which governs and enforces the environmental laws in effect here in Costa Rica. Minae is entrusted with protecting ecosystems and species on behalf of all of Costa Ricans and can be called upon to file denuncias or legal charges in cases of environmental damage by Costa Ricans and foreigners alike. Indeed, in Costa Rica, Article 50 of the Constitution gives all humans the right to enjoy a healthy and balanced natural environment and provides that the state or government will guarantee and preserve ths right for all.
The Great Turtle Race 
