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Conservation Tourism and Saving Sea Turtles
April 27, 2009
Wallace Nichols co-director, Ocean Revolution

Renowned marine biologist Wallace "J" Nichols discusses his team's eye-opening research on turtles in the wild, and the collaborative efforts to restore Pacific sea turtles.

Nichols argues that there are few experiences as joyful and inspiring as seeing a sea turtle in the wild, and explains how conservation tourism provides a way to rediscover nature while feeling certain that your experiences do not endanger species or places.

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Image of Chelonia : Return of the Sea Turtle
Author: Dawn Navarro, Robert E Snodgrass, Wallace J Nichols
Publisher: Sea Challengers (2000)
Binding: Hardcover, 36 pages
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