May 2020
Manatees and dugongs: saving serene sirenians
You’ve probably heard of manatees – the gentle marine mammals that live in warm waters from Florida to South America and graze on underwater vegetation. But what about their cousins, […]
News
May 2020
Check out our 2019 annual report
Last year, we began 18 new projects, including our first in Guatemala. It was the final year of our first nationwide project, protecting Sri Lanka’s mangroves. Our work drew awards […]
May 2020
Dominican partners patrol lagoon to rescue flamingos
This article was written in Spanish by members of Grupo Jaragua, our local partner in our project at the Dominican Republic’s Oviedo Lagoon. It has been translated, edited, and re-posted […]
May 2020
Furry flying friends
Bats have long had a bad reputation. Popular culture–think vampire movies and Halloween decorations–links these nocturnal flying mammals to all things spooky. More recently, they have been suspected of being […]
May 2020
Conservation and COVID-19—what’s the connection?
Right now, all of us–individuals and our governments—are focused on immediate, life-and-death concerns. We need to act fast to stop the spread of a very contagious and dangerous virus, take […]
April 2020
Why Seacology? A Q&A with Board President Doug Herst
Doug Herst has served on Seacology’s board of directors for 19 years and is a generous donor to our organization. In part one of our Q&A with Herst, who is […]
April 2020
Seacology supports sea turtles’ race for survival
As divers and snorkelers around the world know, few things rival the experience of seeing a sea turtle up close. The enormous reptiles–the largest of which can grow up to […]
March 2020
Our work continues.
You’ve probably been hearing from a lot of organizations and businesses—so we’ll make this brief. We just want to assure you that Seacology is doing as much as we safely […]
March 2020
New Borneo project supports sustainable crab fishery and mangrove protections
Seacology has funded many different kinds of projects over the years–schools, solar panels, water systems, just to name a few. But until this year, we’d never been approached by a […]
March 2020
Uruguay beekeepers lead the charge against invasive species
Science—and our own experience—tell us that local communities have crucial knowledge about the ecosystems with which their lives and cultures are bound. Tapping into this knowledge makes conservation more effective. […]