As little as 15 years ago, many experts thought hawksbill turtles along the Pacific coast of the America’s was too far gone to recover. Now an inspiring group of people are helping bring this turtle back.

Guests: Dr. Alex Gaos (NOAA), Ingrid Yanez (ICAPO), Mike Liles (ProCosta), Jose Urteaga (Stanford University), and Katie Frohardt (Wild Earth Allies).

Links:

• Too Rare To Wear

• Wild Earth Allies: Website & Uncle Elephant Video

• Eastern Pacific Hawksbill Initiative

• Fauna & Flora Nicaragua

• ProCosta (Facebook page)

Episode Date: July 29, 2020

Eastern Pacific hawksbill. Photo by Allison Shelley for Wild Earth Allies