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Between efflorescent(literal) weekends and strenuous weekdays we have forgotten the art of appreciating nature and its strange ways. As the threat of Global warming rises, people are starting to take nature and its conservation more seriously, the knowledge however is very localized to urban areas. Poaching, hunting and other contraband activities are surplus in rural parts of our country and the knowledge must be spread. Blabbering on a blog will not help but it will speak out to an entire community about nature and wildlife conservation.
  Who says big corporations don’t have a heart. Many corporations are helping preserve nature, spread general and educational awareness, building disaster warning systems and helping predict climatic changes. There is a whole world of good being done but without enough recognition or appreciation.
   I came across this blog by Yahoo where Yahoo is supporting the Leatherback Turtle Conservation project with the aid of technology.

Beginning today, 11 leatherback turtles outfitted with satellite tracking devices will swim from Playa Grande, Costa Rica, to the Galapagos Islands to
promote conservation and survival of their kind. This endangered
species has declined by 90% in the Pacific over the past 20 years,
thanks to various human misdeeds such as gillnet fishing, development,
pollution, poaching, and climate change. I’m super excited to spread
the word about this cause because these turtles may only have ten years
left without our help. In conjunction with the Leatherback Trust, Conservation International, and Tagging of Pacific Predators,
Yahoo! created an interactive site to educate the public on leatherback
turtles and conservation and keep everyone up-to-date on the race. Each
turtle in the race has a benefactor, ranging from Yahoo! to Travelocity
to Plantronics to Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream.
It’s not all fun and cartoons. This race will help supply important
oceanic data. As the leatherbacks surface to breathe every couple
minutes, the satellite tags transmit information on geo-location, water
temperature and water depth to satellites in space and then back down
to servers in nearly real time. That data is then combined with
remotely sensed data about sea surface temperature, height and more to
build a more comprehensive understanding of the ocean.

   Visit this website to meet the participants and also get updates on where each turtle stands in its migratory path. I woudl also like to encourage the student community and other alike to aid such projects and probably start something of your own. Help save the environment. GO GREEN