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Australia's Forest Marsupials Researchers: Dr. David Lindenmayer, Damian Michael 2008 Earthwatch Institute Team II Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia

Crocodiles Of The Zambezi Earthwatch Institute Team II Researchers: Dr. Alison Leslie, Audrey Detoeuf-Boulade, Kevin Wallace November 2007 Lower Zambezi, Zambia

Researchers: Dr. Mauro Lucherini, Claudia Manfredi, Estela Luengos Vidal 2007 Earthwatch Institute Team V Chasicó Provincial Park, Argentina

South Africa's Hyenas Earthwatch Institute Team IV Researchers: Dr. Dawn Scott & Richard Yarnell August 2006 Mankwe Wildlife Reserve, South Africa

Costa Rica 2006

Sri Lanka's Temple Monkeys Researcher: Dr. Wolfgang Dittus 2005 Earthwatch Institute Team VI Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's Elephants and Elusive Leopards 2005 Earthwatch Institute Researcher(s): Ravi Corea, Harsha Gammanpila, Mark Weckel, and Chandeep Corea Wasgamuwa Region, Sri Lanka

Dolphins & Whales of Abaco Island 2005 Earthwatch Institute Team VII Researcher: Diane Claridge Sandy Point, Great Abaco Island, Bahamas

Discovering New Plant Species Among Glaciers Researcher: Bruce Bennett July 2003 Yukon Territories, Canada Head Biologist: Ramona Maraj

Bolivia June 2003

Peru June 2003

Baja Turtles 2002 Researchers: J. Nichols & Louise Brooks Baja, Mexico

Whales & Dolphins Of Mauitius 2 October-November, 2001

Switzerland 2001

Profepa Researcher: J. Nichols April 2001 Baja Mexico

South African Penguins 2001 Earthwatch Institute Team II Researchers: Peter Barham Philip Whittington, Shaun Davis Leslie Underhill, Robert Crawford Robben Island, South Africa

Whales & Dolphins Of Mauritius 2001 Earthwatch Institute Team I Researcher: Delphine Legay Mauritius Delphine Legay January 25th 1973 - June 23rd 2001 Imagine someone who has a love for life, and all that it has to offer. Whose passion for her time with the dolphins & whales so joyous it brings a smile just thinking about it. Imagine this same wondrous spirit inviting you to share her adventure, above and below the waves, to see 'her' dolphins, 'her' whales. A young light burning so bright, it illuminates the deepest ocean. A future so filled with promise, you could taste it. A young woman who, if you hadn't fallen in love with her and her world, it was because you were yet to open your eyes.

Gray Whales, Jan. 2000 San Ignacio, Loreto & Isla Coronado Baja California, Mexico

Iceland February, 2000

Keiko Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland (From The Movie Free Willy) February, 2000

Loggerhead Sea Turtles Researcher J. Nichols Baja, Mexico - August 1999 A bizarre twist occurred the day before our trip to Yakushima, Japan in July of 1999. Nichols received word by e-mail from Baja that a fisherman came forward with a flipper tag from a Loggerhead released in Japan! The result was that a newly hatched loggerhead from Yakushima was brought to Okinawa for approx. 6 months then tagged with a Japanese flipper tag (by Dr. Teruya & and Dr. Uchida) and released in 1988. The flipper tag was discovered by a Baja fisherman and kept on his key chain for 6 years before notifying Nichols associates. Nichols had gained the respect & confidence of the Baja fisherman enough to be handed this incredible discovery. The loggerhead was approx. 6 inches long when released according to the Okinawa Aquarium which released the turtle, and was caught 5 years later of the Baja coast in 1994. Ironically, the fisherman knew that Japanese loggerheads were making their way to Baja long before any researches

Our Thoughts and prayers are with the people of Sendai and all of those affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami this past year in Japan. In July of 1999, J. Nichols, Dana Nichols and David Barron traveled to Japan, visiting Yakushima Island where 1/3 of all Japanese loggerhead sea turtles nest. Complimenting the existing research & story of the 'Loggerhead Transpacific Journey', we documented the nesting loggerhead turtles. After Yakushima, we headed north east to Sendai looking for the place where Adelita, the first satellite tracked loggerhead turtle from Baja to Japan, came to shore. It was long believed by J. Nichols that Adelita was picked up by a fishing boat (most likely a squid boat) roughly 200 miles off the Japanese coast and brought to port near Sendia. Using a GPS and with the aide of local authorities, we journeyed along the coast until we found the exact position of landfall. After one large fishing port, and one smaller more likely location, we ended up at a third fishing port at Isohama, where we found exactly what J. Nichols had suspected. Roughly 10 Squid boats rested, on this rainy day, at port. This is were Adelita was brought. The reason for the Japan trip was a result of research by J. Nichols and his colleagues Antonio Resendiz and Jeff Seminoff. They had proven that the newly hatched loggerhead turtles of Japan make their way across the pacific to Baja where they feed until maturity and then return to Japan in a ~ 10 month journey to nest. The journey back to Japan has been documented using satellite tags attached to loggerhead turtles, which has resulted in real time tracking of the loggerhead transpacific journey. The first of these turtles was 'Rosita and Adelita'. School age children tracked the loggerheads journey using their computers in the classrooms. The course was plotted from the information sent to the satellites from the satellite tags on the turtles back as it made its journey.

Yakushima, Japan Loggerhead Sea Turtle Project July 1999 Researchers: J. Nichols, Kazuyoshi Omuta & Naoki Kamezaki J. Nichols, Dana Nichols & David Barron traveled to Yakushima Island where 1/3 of all Japanese loggerhead sea turtles nest. Complimenting the existing research & story of the 'Loggerhead Transpacific Journey', we documented the nesting loggerhead turtles. The reason for the Japan trip was a result of research by J. Nichols and his colleagues Antonio Resendiz and Jeff Seminoff. They had proven that the newly hatched loggerhead turtles of Japan make their way across the pacific to Baja where they feed until maturity and then return to Japan in a ~ 10 month journey to nest. The journey back to Japan has been documented using satellite tags attached to loggerhead turtles, which has resulted in real time tracking of the loggerhead transpacific journey. The first of these turtles was 'Rosita and Adelita'. School age children tracked the loggerheads journey using their computers in the classrooms. The course was plotted from the information sent to the satellites from the satellite tags on the turtles back as it made its journey. Included is map of the plotted points from Baja to Japan of one of the tracked turtles, as well as photographs from the Baja research site.

Gray Whales Of Baja 1998 Earthwatch Institute Team V Researcher: Paco Ollervides Puerto San Carlos Baja CA Sur, Mexico

Black Sea Turtles Of Baja 1997 Earthwatch Institute Team IV Researcher: J. Nichols Bahia De Los Angeles / Bahia Magdelana Baja, Mexico

Black Sea Turtles Of Baja 1997 Earthwatch Institute Team III.5 Researcher: Jeff Seminoff Bahia De Los Angeles - Baja, Mexico

Baja Island Predators 1997 Earthwatch Institute Team III Researcher: Gary Polis Bahia De Los Angeles - Baja, Mexico

Lemon Sharks 1994 Earthwatch Institute Team II & V Researcher: Sam Gruber Bimini, Bahamas

South Africa September - October 1993

Malawi September 1993

Maternal Health 1993 Earthwatch Institute Team IV Researcher: Prisca Nemapare Mucheke - Masvingo, Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe August 1993

Wind & Sun Power For Kenya 1993 Earthwatch Institute Team III Researcher: Dan Kammen Nuu - Kitui District, Kenya

Sacred Forests Of Kenya 1993 Earthwatch Institute Team III Researcher: Thomas Odhiambo Nyanza Province, Kenya

Photos Taken In Various Countries In Africa

Holland1990

Belgium 1990

France 1990

!983 Colombia

Thailand December 1981

Nepal November 1981

India October 1981

Egypt September 1981

Israel 1980-81

China April 1978