We are stoked to partner with Project WOO for beach clean ups at this week's ISA World Juniors Surfing Champsionship. WOO is an NGO in Gigante, Nicaragua working to make sure that traveling surfers have a positive impact on the coastal communities they visit. Thanks to WOO's Bo Fox and the many community volunteers and surfing voluntourists he's rallying every single day, we're convinced Playa Jiquiliste is the cleanest beach...
Check out the video highlights from Day 5 of 2013 DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Championship, featuring our surf ambassador and our Guardaparques Junior (junior park rangers) from Tola:
We're pleased to introduce the newest member of our team, Amelia Dotzenrod. She'll be blogging for us from San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, where she's leading our coastal conservation efforts in the surfing community. First up, her bio: "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.” Jacques Cousteau My first connection to the wonder and power that the ocean inspires. I learned to...
Estamos encantados de unirnos a la comunidad surfera en la organización de eventos con su larga tradición de la conciencia ambiental y el respeto por el océano. ISA y equipos de todo el mundo se reúnen en Nicaragua 08 de junio para el Campeonato Mundial Juvenil de Surf. Lea más acerca de nuestros embajadores de surf y únete a nosotros. Ayude a proteger la costa de Nicaragua y mantener nuestras playas...
Today our friends at the International Surf Association shared 10 things you need to know about the 2013 DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Championship Presented by Billabong. The 11th? We'll be there to minimize the event's footprint, keeping the beaches clean, sharing our knowledge of the local ecology, and protecting wildlife. Hoy nuestros amigos de ISA compartieron las diez cosas que debes saber sobre el DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing...
We Storified the day in turtle tweets. World Turtle Day 2013 The day in turtle tweets. Proud to find my son chose to make sea turtle for first grade pottery project! Thanks @pasopacifico for influence! pic.twitter.com/jl4d2pjfwn SARAH OTTERSTROM@OTTERMARIE · 2 DAYS AGO REPLYRETWEETFAVORITE Okay, we'll admit the first two were tweeted before World Turtle Day, but we couldn't resist including them. Elizabeth Leonard@lizrauhleonard Excited to see Leatherback, Hawksbill, Loggerhead, and Olive Ridley sea...
De nuestros amigos en Tortugas Nicas: Queridos amigos y amigas por acá les dejamos el link donde pueden bajar y consultar el calendario de posibles arribadas para la temporada de anidación de tortugas paslama en las playas de La Flor y Chacocente. Our friends at Tortugas Nicas have put together a calendar of the best times to watch for an arribada (mass turtle nesting) of Olive Ridley sea turtles (Paslamas...
De nuestros amigos en Tortugas Nicas: Queridos amigos y amigas por acá les dejamos el link donde pueden bajar y consultar el calendario de posibles arribadas para la temporada de anidación de tortugas paslama en las playas de La Flor y Chacocente. Calendario de Arribadas Our friends at Tortugas Nicas have put together a calendar of the best times to watch for an arribada (mass turtle nesting) of Olive Ridley...
Turtles, iguanas, and frogs! Oh my! Committed to biodiversity conservation, Paso Pacífico conducts a wide range of research to identify and understand the flora and fauna of the Paso del Istmo. We consider different elements of wildlife across the landscape: birds, bats, bugs, and herps (amphibians and reptiles). We're currently studying the Robber frog, the Painted Wood turtle, and the Five-keeled Spiny-tailed Iguana. Herp partners include the Turtle Conservancy, the...
Broad-eared Bat (Nyctinomops laticaudata) photo by Jose Gabriel Martinez Somoto Canyon in Northern Nicaragua photo by Jose Gabriel Martinez Last week, biologists Marlon Chavez and Jose Gabriel Martinez, documented the presence of a new bat species in Nicaragua. Our team netted the Broad-eared Bat (Nyctinomops laticaudata) in the Somoto Canyon in Northern Nicaragua. The IUCN Red List has more information about this species and its habitat range. Our bat conservation initiative,...
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