Michaela Wiersema

Loggerhead Marinelife Center In A Race Against Time With Hurricane Irma Hot On Their Heels While thousands flee their homes in the calm before the storm, the Loggerhead Marinelife Center is still tirelessly at work, in a race to secure their animals in need of urgent care. As hurricane Irma bears down on the state of Florida, the facility decided to evacuate all their sea […]

Conservation Community Mourns The Loss Of Passionate Wildlife Advocate The conservation community lost a hero this week who was an inspiration for us all. Tony Amos was a lifelong contributor at the Animal Rehabilitation Keep on the campus of the Marine Science Institute. After his retirement in 2003, the researcher continued his persistent and dedicated work at the Institute, rescuing marine wildlife and educating the

The Ultimate Volunteer Conservation Program An Incredible Learning Experience And Adventure A little known niche in Greece is home to the Archelon, which is contributing to conservation efforts in an incredible way. This organization has dedicated its efforts to sea turtle conservation in the country of Greece, and its work is largely supported by passionate volunteers who donate their time and energy into an array

Survivor Of Natural Disaster Inspired To Do The Unthinkable After being forced to flee his hometown with his mother, siblings, and neighbors, one native Sri Lankan developed a passion and new level of appreciation for wildlife which blossomed into an incredible lifetime of conservation work. Charith Dilshan watched in horror that day as the 2004 Boxing Day earthquake and tsunami leveled their house and left

TSA-India Shines Yet Again With Response To Emergency Confiscation Of Melanochelys Tricarinata The Turtle Survival Alliance is highly active in India, as they work closely with law and wildlife enforcement to halt the progress of the illegal wildlife trade. One of these instances, known as “Operation Kurma”, allowed the organization to put its reputation to the test. Wildlife smugglers were intercepted in Lucknow with a

Researchers Collaborate To Create Mechanism Designed To Reduce Malaclemys Terrapin Fatalities Georgia is home to a beautiful yet gravely threatened turtle species known as the Malaclemys terrapin. Unfortunately, roadkills are to blame for their steady decline for many years; however, a group of University of Georgia researchers decided to discover a solution to this urgent issue. Led by Brian Crawford, a post doctoral researcher, this

Passionate Lebanon Resident Dedicates Her Life To Sea Turtle Conservation Despite Residing In Warzone Amidst the violent clashes occurring between Hezbollah and Israel in 2006, there were still a select few who continued their conservation efforts. One lady in Lebanon did just that. Despite a rocket exploding inside her house, Mona Khalil was determined to protect her country’s sea turtles and refused to leave her

Life Of Young Conservationist Inspires Family To Donate Towards Conservation Efforts Not many middle-schoolers have such a passion for wildlife conservation as one young girl from Worthen, England. Olivia-Violet Reeves was a student of St George�s Junior School but was tragically hit by a 4×4 on her way home from school two months ago. She was an avid up-and-coming conservationist and had plans to study

Student-Teacher Pair Granted Incredible Opportunity To Research Sea Turtles Abroad How many high-schoolers can say they have been to the Bahamas to study sea turtles? Thanks to the Chevron JASON Learning program, eleven teams composed of one student and a teacher were presented with the opportunity to travel to the Cape Eleuthera Institute on the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas for a week in