Island Souls

12/29/2023

12/27/2023

🤭 We might chuckle at the sight of emperor penguins waddling over ice and belly-flopping into iceberg-studded waters, but these flightless birds would put Olympic swimmers to shame. In pursuit of fish, krill, and squid, they swim 150-300 miles (250 -500 km) in a single season and can hold their breath for up to 20 minutes while diving. While diving, emperor penguins conserve oxygen by slowing their heart rates as slow as 15 beats per minute. Lesser creatures (like humans) that attempt such exertion in ice-cold water without an oxygen supply– and with a pulse this low– would soon pass out. Not these royal seabirds!

🐧 Get to know the nearly-mythical superpowers of emperor penguins and their Antarctic brethren in a humorous bestiary from Oceanus magazine: go.whoi.edu/antarcticbestiary

12/20/2023

We are now accepting applications for our Green Turtle Research Assistant Program with Sea Turtle Conservancy Tortuguero!

🐢Dates:
Group 1: June 3 – August 20, 2024
Group 2: August 11 – November 1, 2024
Deadline to Apply: March 13, 2024

🧑🏽 💻Info: https://conserveturtles.org/stc-programs-research-assistantships-for-sea-turtle-monitoring-in-tortuguero-costa-rica/

11/24/2023

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11/23/2023

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our turtle friends and supporters! We couldn’t do what we do without you! 🐢🍁🥧

11/21/2023

11/18/2023

11/15/2023

Our 2024 Sea Turtle Calendar is finally here! 🐢📅 Printed on recycled paper. Available now on our website. Price includes shipping: https://conserveturtles.org/product/2024-sea-turtle-scenes-calendar/

11/04/2023

11/04/2023

Mark your calendars for Nov 9th! Join CRF™ Restoration Program Manger Dr. Phanor Montoya Maya and CRF™ Key West Restoration Coordinator Bailey Thomason on Facebook LIVE from the Hale Gallery in the Florida Keys for an open conversation about this summer's bleaching event and what this means for the future of our reefs. Do you have questions? Send them to us here or join the livestream and ask your questions there! Event begins at 6pm with Livestreaming at 6:45pm ET.
https://bit.ly/3FLD7dS

11/04/2023

10/29/2023

Meet one of the most endangered sharks in the world