The other night, we placed a satellite transmitter on a green sea turtle. We named her Mora. Thanks to our friends at SeaTurtle.org, you can follow her here.
Why did we name her Mora? In honor of Jairo Mora Sandoval, a sea turtle conservationist who was killed last month. We hope that her contributions to conservation science will help continue his important work.
Helping our team with the process, were Rancho Santana's rangers-in-training and students from the Broadreach Sea Turtle Ecology course. Both groups have spent the week in Ostional getting hands-on training in sea turtle conservation from our talented Turtle Rangers.
There are a number of articles and remembrances of Jairo Mora. We recommend the following:
In English
Andrew Revkin's continually updated entry at the New York Times Dot Earth blog: Costa Rican Turtle Defender Found Slain on the Beach He PatrolledEn español
Brad Nahill's thoughtful piece on the SeetheWild blog: Light in the Darkness: The Conservation Legacy of Jairo Mora Sandoval
"Jairo lo mataron pero su legado vive!"
- "Playa Roja," canción en homenaje al conservacionista Jairo Mora.
"Jairo levantó información de más de 1400 nidos de tortuga baula el año pasado en Moín. Esa información va a ser clave para hacer una zona de protección."
- video y las entrevistas de una vigilia en memoria de conservacionista Jairo Mora.
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